Shotoku Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shotoku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shotoku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3131:408,44813,021
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158

Shotoku (24,964) may also be a first name.

Shotoku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shotoku Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shotoku is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shotoku.

How Common Is The Last Name Shotoku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shotoku is the 857,026th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. Shotoku occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shotoku are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 32,047th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 24,964 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 313 people, or 1 in 408,448. In Japan Shotoku is primarily concentrated in: Tottori Prefecture, where 36 percent reside, Ibaraki Prefecture, where 21 percent reside and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 21 percent reside. Barring Japan this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shohtoku931/
Sotoku92176/
Shotaku868,088/
Shatoku863/
Sotokou861/
Sotuku77217/
Sotaku77135/
Satoku771/
Soutoukou751/
Sothuku71178/
Shutaku7128/
Sotakou712/
Soitaku711/
Sodtaku711/
Satokou711/
Sottuku711/
Satoukou6738/
Chotakhu674/
Shethaku674/
Sottakhu674/
Soutakou671/
Shatukhu671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shotoku
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis