Shiim Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shiim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shiim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1551:1,142,85746,821
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113

Shiim (13) may also be a first name.

Shiim Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shiim Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shiim is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiim? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,391,595th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shiim are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 13 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 1,142,857. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 83 percent are found, Taraba, where 15 percent are found and Adamawa, where 1 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Namibia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiism911/
Shihim911/
Schiim911/
Shiimm911/
Shieim911/
Siim89747/
Shiggim833/
Sehim80261/
Sheim80162/
Sihim8054/
Shiem8046/
Siime8036/
Shiin8027/
Suhim8020/
Siiem801/
Suhaim731,078/
Åsheim73994/
Shiina73767/
Shiine73634/
Shiing73239/
Sehaim73197/
Shehim73158/
Shijin7394/
Shihin7331/
Schiem7325/
Seheim7314/
Chihim7313/
Chiime7312/
Shuhim734/
Seahim734/
Suheim734/
Sihuim733/
Siesim732/
Shihem731/
Shiien731/
S'Hiem731/
Ssiime731/
Shiein731/
Siecim731/
Siaaim731/
Sheaim731/
Chijim731/
Sheeim731/
Shieym731/
Saiiem731/
Shieme731/
Siem672,714/
Sijm67830/
Siin67511/
Schihin6774/
Shijing6756/
Shijina6729/
Shihina675/
Shaijin673/
Shiingh673/
Syim673/
Shajjim672/
Siym672/
Saijaim671/
Shuijin671/
Chihime671/
Schehim671/
Schiemk671/
Shaiyem671/
Sheijin671/
Sahieem671/
Ciim671/
Scheeim670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shiim
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