Shims Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shims Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shims Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Shims (34) may also be a first name.

Shims Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shims (Marathi: शीमस, Russian: Шимс) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shims? popularity and diffusion

It is the 14,316,765th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Shims is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Shims are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Shims is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 34 people.

The surname Shims is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 100 percent live.

Shims Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shims has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shims surname fell 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schims9158/
Shioms911/
Shaims911/
Shimns910/
Shimms910/
Sims89172,096/
Simms8057,790/
Siems804,745/
Shums80947/
Shems80352/
Seims80275/
Saims8069/
Chims8019/
Shyms8018/
Shins8013/
Simsø8010/
Simss807/
Simsz806/
Simse802/
Sisms802/
Shimz802/
Simsj801/
Simsh801/
Suims800/
Schimshe770/
Scheimse770/
Chimse73238/
Simsch73197/
Shinse73155/
Shinns7359/
Shemse7349/
Siemms7335/
Chaims7318/
Shemms7312/
Schems7311/
Schums739/
Shinsh739/
Siemss738/
Siehms738/
Chisms733/
Schyms732/
Chimms732/
Shumsz731/
Shyoms731/
Sheins731/
Schimz731/
D'Sims731/
Chitms731/
Saimms731/
Shumms730/
Shains730/
Sheams730/
Simmms730/
Ssimms730/
Syms671,977/
Sums67399/
Sems67244/
Scheins67146/
Zims67145/
Cims6728/
Shemshe6720/
Simsova6719/
Scheems6711/
Simz679/
Simx672/
Simsová672/
Saisems671/
Sheemsh671/
Schimch671/
Schitmz671/
Síms671/
Sessims670/
Schemss670/

Shims Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shims in the Marathi language
शीमसsimasa-
Shims in the Russian language
Шимсsims-

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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 Shims
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