Shimshim Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shimshim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shimshim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimshim Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shimshim occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimshim? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shimshim is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Shimshim reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Shimshim is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most common in: Nasarawa, where 75 percent reside and Benue, where 25 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimshin | 88 | 6 | / |
| Shimchim | 88 | 3 | / |
| Simsim | 86 | 4,140 | / |
| Shimshina | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simshin | 80 | 5 | / |
| Simsime | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schimscheime | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shinshin | 75 | 177 | / |
| Simshina | 75 | 44 | / |
| Shemshin | 75 | 13 | / |
| Chimshin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simsaime | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simcisim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimchim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simsem | 71 | 43 | / |
| Shinshina | 71 | 28 | / |
| Shemshina | 71 | 19 | / |
| Semshin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shainshein | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shingim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chimsem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simchem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimjim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shinshingh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siemsem | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shimshim
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