About Shimura
The surname Shimura is of Japanese origin and is written with the characters "志" meaning "ambition" or "will" and "村" meaning "village." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Shimura can be interpreted as "ambitious village" or "village with strong determination." It is a relatively common surname in Japan.
The surname Shimura is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Shimura 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 Shimura is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Shimura in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Shimura using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.