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Family name Shimazu (シマヅ , Shimazu , Симадзу) , in the entire world, is a rare surname. The cognomen Shimazu is characteristic of New Zealand, where it is a rare surname, Japan, and Singapore. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Japan, the United States, and Brazil. More prevalently, Shimazu is the forename as well as the last name.