About Shimokawa
The surname Shimokawa is of Japanese origin and is written with the characters "下川," which literally translate to "lower river." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is derived from a geographic feature, indicating that the ancestors of those with this surname likely lived near or along a lower section of a river. The name Shimokawa is often found in the northern regions of Japan, where there are numerous rivers and waterways.
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The surname Shimokawa is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Shimokawa based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Shimokawa is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Shimokawa in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Shimokawa using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.