Shima Surname
Approximately 76,942 people bear this surname
Shima Surname User-submission:
Shima is a popular surname in the middle belt region of Nigeria. It is mostly used by the Tiv people. The word shima means 'heart', 'mind' or 'love' in the Tiv language.
Shima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 46,009 | 1:2,779 | 478 |
| Bangladesh | 16,672 | 1:9,558 | 803 |
| Nigeria | 5,775 | 1:30,674 | 2,569 |
| Albania | 3,327 | 1:876 | 84 |
| United States | 1,033 | 1:350,880 | 31,442 |
| DR Congo | 937 | 1:78,847 | 9,121 |
| Tanzania | 668 | 1:79,254 | 8,159 |
| South Africa | 404 | 1:134,103 | 15,593 |
| Brazil | 326 | 1:656,670 | 24,248 |
| United Arab Emirates | 279 | 1:32,840 | 3,537 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| India | 170 | 1:4,512,149 | 117,295 |
| Malaysia | 165 | 1:178,753 | 10,756 |
| Thailand | 165 | 1:428,111 | 74,983 |
| Pakistan | 146 | 1:1,223,588 | 14,537 |
| Greece | 132 | 1:83,938 | 14,173 |
| Peru | 54 | 1:588,595 | 15,207 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| Russia | 41 | 1:3,515,196 | 179,721 |
| Belarus | 27 | 1:351,891 | 37,455 |
| Italy | 22 | 1:2,779,849 | 97,128 |
| Afghanistan | 21 | 1:1,531,104 | 12,360 |
| Paraguay | 17 | 1:425,691 | 5,975 |
| Burundi | 16 | 1:612,803 | 644 |
| Syria | 16 | 1:1,206,314 | 7,138 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Marshall Islands | 4 | 1:12,955 | 1,460 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Shima (253,906) may also be a first name.
Shima Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Shima is a popular surname in the middle belt region of Nigeria. It is mostly used by the Tiv people. The word shima means 'heart', 'mind' or 'love' in the Tiv language.
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Shima Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Shima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shima (Bengali: সীমা, Hindi: शीमा, Marathi: सीमा, Oriya: ଶିମା, Russian: Шима, Tibetan: ཤི་མ་) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shima? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,387th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 94,715 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Shima are found; 60 percent are found in East Asia and 60 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 4,140th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 253,906 people.
This last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 46,009 people, or 1 in 2,779. In Japan it is mostly found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent live and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Apart from Japan Shima exists in 83 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.
Shima Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shima has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shima surname increased 7,946 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shima Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Shima last name is principally Maronite (40%) in Lebanon, Christian (99%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Shima surname are 0.22000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.45% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shima earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 104.47% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,636 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.49% less than the national average, earning R 112,896 per year; in United States they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $46,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.39% less than the national average, earning $48,497 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shima in the Hindi language | ||
| शीमा | sima | 83.75 |
| शिमा | sima | 13.12 |
| सीमा | sima | 2.42 |
| श्ीमा | sima | 0.19 |
| सिमा | sima | 0.11 |
| सहिमा | sahima | 0.07 |
| शिमआ | sima'a | 0.04 |
| शमीमा | samima | 0.04 |
| शिम्पा | simpa | 0.04 |
| षीमा | sima | 0.04 |
| Shima in the Bengali language | ||
| সীমা | sima | 82.86 |
| শিমা | sima | 10.48 |
| শীমা | sima | 4.76 |
| সিমা | sima | 1.9 |
| Shima in the Marathi language | ||
| सीमा | sima | 63.04 |
| शीमा | sima | 31.52 |
| सिमा | sima | 2.17 |
| शैमा | saima | 1.09 |
| शिमा | sima | 1.09 |
| Shima in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཤི་མ་ | shima | 50 |
| སྲི་མ་ | sima | 25 |
| སི་མ་ | sima | 25 |
| Shima in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିମା | sima | 50 |
| ଶୀମା | sima | 16.67 |
| ସୀମା | sima | 14.29 |
| ସିମା | sima | 9.52 |
| ଶିମାତାି | simatai | 4.76 |
| ସୀମାତାି | simatai | 2.38 |
| ଶିମ | sima | 2.38 |
| Shima in the Russian language | ||
| Шима | sima | - |
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