Shimamura is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shimamura
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Shimamura

How popular is Shimamura?

Shimamura is common in Japan.

Shimamura is ranked 15318 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shimamuras plummeted by 4.651163 per cent to 205 since 2000 and slipped by 8413 spots and ranked at 90113. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 82.44 79.53
Others 6.83 6.51
Shimamura is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 34362 people have been found who wears Shimamura as their family name. Shimamura is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
46,707 New Zealand5
214,847 Australia4
184,212 France3
30,360 Thailand1
810,193 Indonesia1
7,292 Vietnam1
11,923 Slovenia1
7,314 Bolivia1
21,562 Portugal1
40,340 Malaysia1
28,365 Kenya1
16,640 Hong Kong1
172,258 Germany1
1,704,541 India1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,685 Singapore24
124,653 Canada20
155,219 England16
Countries with hundreds of Shimamura:
25,060 Brazil493
97,076 United States234
Countries with ten thousands of Shimamura:
532 Japan33,552

Shimamura Namesakes

  • Yu Shimamura, Voice actress
  • Yu Shimamura, Voice actress
  • Yu Shimamura, Voice actress
  • Masashi Shimamura, Soccer player
  • Yu Shimamura, Voice actress
  • Yu Shimamura, Voice actress
  • Kaoru Shimamura, Voice actress
  • Takayuki Shimamura, Video Game Designer
  • Tatsuo Shimamura, Film producer
  • Yu Shimamura, Voice actress
  • In 2014, Maika Shimamura played the role of N in horror film O gemu - yonju hachinichi ato zempen.
  • In 1960, Ryûko Shimamura characterized the role of N in 0 movie Aozora kaidô.

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