Shimshah Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Shimshah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimshah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel111:777,96750,646
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Shimshah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shimshah occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimshah? popularity and diffusion

Shimshah is the 5,587,209th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shimshah reside; 92 percent reside in West Asia and 92 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

This surname is most commonly used in Israel, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 777,967. In Israel Shimshah is most numerous in: Central District, where 100 percent reside. Not including Israel it is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimsha935/
Shimshahad891/
Shimshad887/
Shimshea882/
Shimsa864/
Schimscha8263/
Symshah8082/
Schimsa8063/
Simscha8011/
Shymsha809/
Semshah805/
Simsaha802/
Shemsha801/
Shimsho801/
Schimschat7820/
Simsa77328/
Shemshad7518/
Shemshay751/
Shemshai751/
Simsaa712,528/
Simsat71205/
Simcha71196/
Shemsa71137/
Chimsa7199/
Simsia7146/
Simsay7136/
Sumsah7114/
Shimza7114/
Saimsa719/
Simsai714/
Shimja713/
Symsha713/
Shumsa712/
Simsaj711/
Shemshaid711/
Sjjhmshad711/
Simsas711/
Simsad710/
Shemsia676,767/
Simchai6780/
Chimcha6771/
Schemschat6768/
Shemsho6735/
Siemsia6730/
Simchat6712/
Simchas675/
Chimsea674/
Chimssa672/
Shimsou672/
Schimca671/
Simsa'a671/
Sehmsia671/
Shemsea671/
Shumsea671/

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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
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  • 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 Shimshah
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