Shoyu Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Shoyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 60 | 1:2,130,738 | 28,607 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Shoyu (3,259) may also be a first name.
Shoyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shoyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shoyu (Russian: Шою) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shoyu.
How Common Is The Last Name Shoyu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,460,878th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. Shoyu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shoyu reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Shoyu is also the 125,472nd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 3,259 people.
The surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 2,130,738. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Gifu Prefecture, where 85 percent live, Chiba Prefecture, where 7 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Japan this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shoyu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shoyu in the Russian language | ||
| Шою | sou | - |
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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 Shoyu
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