Shigeta

Shigeta Meaning & Origin

About Shigeta
The surname Shigeta is of Japanese origin and is written as 重田 in kanji characters. The first character "重" means "heavy" or "important," while the second character "田" means "rice field." Therefore, the surname Shigeta can be interpreted to mean "important rice field" or "respected rice field." It likely originated as a surname for individuals or families who owned or worked on significant rice fields, which were highly valued in traditional Japanese society.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Shigeta is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Shigeta: 300
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 65,964
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Shigeta based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XKT
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S02030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH IH0 G EY1 T AH0
🌐 IPA
/shigeta*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XKT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S230

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Shigeta in Braille

Here's how to represent Shigeta in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Shigeta in braille

How to sign the name Shigeta using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Shigeta using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Shigeta in sign language

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