Shin Surname

1,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Korea
Highest density in:
North Korea

Shin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. This is clearly a variant of Chinn (v. Ching). Both hail from Cambridgeshire.

1629. Buried — Mary Shinn: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1803. Married — Benjamin Hardwick Shinn and Elizabeth Knight Ayies: St.

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Shin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Korea236,8331:10621
United States25,1141:14,4331,808
Japan16,5771:7,7121,126
Myanmar10,9051:4,763196
South Korea9,0121:5,68691
Afghanistan6,8921:4,665446
Kazakhstan5,0521:3,500448
Russia4,5681:31,5514,301
Uzbekistan4,1691:7,4191,301
Thailand2,8471:24,8122,289
Singapore2,8201:1,953203
Canada2,6061:14,1392,084
Vietnam2,4471:37,861497
Hong Kong2,3471:3,125195
Malaysia2,1111:13,9721,433
Australia1,2321:21,9123,029
India9741:787,54135,466
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
United Arab Emirates6461:14,1831,742
Brazil6211:344,72513,241
Kyrgyzstan4771:12,5212,298
New Zealand4711:9,6141,677
Indonesia4301:307,55627,218
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
England3741:148,97914,256
Germany3131:257,20627,662
China3091:4,424,989437
Swaziland2271:5,719371
Brunei2091:2,003367
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Philippines1371:738,96573,424
Nigeria1271:1,394,82554,286
Iran1121:685,55836,303
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
France971:684,77087,242
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Spain771:607,16928,212
Qatar691:34,1743,607
Argentina661:647,62745,225
Belarus641:148,45420,543
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
Taiwan451:520,9943,910
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Tajikistan381:220,7021,987
Paraguay361:201,0213,750
Ecuador331:481,99510,698
Italy331:1,853,23386,897
Chile281:629,16015,000
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Austria161:532,21549,801
Guam161:10,0081,526
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Norway141:367,30634,015
Cambodia121:1,290,5965,991
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Scotland81:669,22723,443
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Oman61:614,6626,082
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Laos41:1,647,081888
Macau41:150,408604
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Fiji11:894,3914,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2601:193,14916,929

The alternate forms: Şhin (2) are calculated separately.

Shin (176,049) may also be a first name.

Shin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. This is clearly a variant of Chinn (v. Ching). Both hail from Cambridgeshire.

1629. Buried — Mary Shinn: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1803. Married — Benjamin Hardwick Shinn and Elizabeth Knight Ayies: St. George, Hanover Square.

1800. — William Shinn and Mary Nichols: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A river of Sutherlandshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Same as Chin, which see.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Shin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shin (Hindi: शीन, Marathi: शीन, Oriya: ଶୀନ, Russian: Шин) occurs most in North Korea. It may also be rendered as a variant: Şhin. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,573rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 21,186 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Shin live; 77 percent live in East Asia and 71 percent live in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 5,982nd most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 176,049 people.

The surname Shin is most widely held in North Korea, where it is held by 236,833 people, or 1 in 106. Not including North Korea Shin is found in 136 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Japan, where 5 percent reside.

Shin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 9,659 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 831 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (70%) in Russia, Orthodox (53%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Nigeria, Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (64%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those holding the Shin last name are 1.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.85% being registered with the party.

The amount Shin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 76.67% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,247 per year; in South Africa they earn 60.48% less than the national average, earning R 93,924 per year; in Vietnam they earn 121.22% more than the national average, earning 182,375,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 23.02% more than the national average, earning $53,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.97% more than the national average, earning $58,612 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şhin922/
Shein8945,336/
Shina8937,664/
Shine8932,867/
Shing8919,982/
Shinn8914,824/
Shain896,087/
Shinh891,292/
Shind891,067/
Shoin89934/
Shien89720/
Shuin89543/
Schin89521/
Shion89303/
Shihn8952/
Shhin8919/
Shint8915/
Jshin893/
Hshin892/
Shijn892/
Shitn891/
Shgin891/
Shimn891/
Shinq891/
Sin861,271,131/
Shingh808,181/
Schein805,171/
Schina801,286/
Sechin801,029/
Schien80682/
Schain80585/
Shitin80371/
Schinn80339/
Shaine80299/
Schuin80283/
Sichin80252/
Sahain80142/
Shienh8085/
Sheink8078/
Shinne8074/
Sychin8072/
Shinhe8056/
Shchin8054/
Shimne8047/
Schion8041/
Shisen8040/
Shigne8027/
Sheing8025/
Shoine8024/
Shaing8023/
Shindh8022/
Sheine8022/
Shetin8018/
Shsinh8011/
Shaain808/
Shinhg806/
Shaind806/
Shshin805/
Sahein805/
Shaihn805/
Shinkh804/
Shinck804/
Shiten804/
Hshain803/
Shhain803/
Shainh803/
Schijn802/
Schint802/
Shuing802/
Sheinn802/
Shhina801/
Schoin801/
Hshing801/
Sjhein801/
Shinhh801/
Shinng801/
Shesin801/
Sheind801/
Shisne801/
Sshine801/
Shuint801/
Sschin801/
Shoing801/
Shainn801/
Schisn800/
Sshinn800/
Shen751,715,245/
Sinh751,038,164/
Sing75662,440/
Chin75532,914/
Sain7581,481/
Sein7565,135/
Sine7517,766/
Shim7517,132/
Sint759,938/
Sinn757,526/
Sehn754,504/
Soin753,525/
Sien753,132/
Suin752,905/
Hsin751,063/
Sind75941/
Shyn75790/
Söhn75665/
Simn75609/
Szin75397/
Sjin75348/
Sihn75201/
Shjn75198/
Zsin7533/
Sähn7529/
Sühn7517/
Ssin7512/
Shhn7510/
Xhin755/
Sgin754/
Scin754/
Hcin754/
Hzin754/
Sinq753/
Sisn753/
Jsin752/
Syhn751/
Sitn751/
Shøn751/
Sxhn751/
Szhn751/
Shahein732,793/
Saichin731,104/
Shingne73623/
Shichen73569/
Shinova73265/
Sischin73126/
Schingh73117/
Syching7393/
Shahain7361/
Shiceng7357/
Schuind7349/
Schaink7346/
Schøien7337/
Sheinck7337/
Siehien7336/
Shichin7334/
Shsingh7328/
Schuink7327/
Scheing7320/
Schuijn7319/
Schetin7318/
Soichin7318/
Scheink7315/
Seachin7312/
Schuinn7311/
Seschin7311/
Shuindt7311/
Schindt7310/
Shiting7310/
Shettin738/
Shaytin738/
Siechin738/
Schuint738/
Schitin737/
Shaingh736/
Siching736/
Seechin735/
Shinnhe735/
Geeshin735/
Shaggin735/
Shainkh734/
Shinowa733/
Schiten733/
Schesin733/
Shechin732/
Scheint732/
Schintt732/
Shssain732/
Sheinhe732/
Sheetin732/
Schuine732/
Saychin731/
Seychin731/
Scheimn731/
Schoine731/
Shuingh731/
Shimngh731/
Shaindh731/
Shainne731/
Shaitin731/
Sheatin731/
Soychin731/
Sheisen731/
Sehesin731/
Sheisin731/
Shinque731/
Shingue731/
Schintd731/
Sohhina731/
Suhhina731/
Shchein731/
Shchoin731/
Shchuin731/
Shinová731/
Ssichin731/
Sahaain731/
Sahhien731/
Seching731/
Schégin731/
Shiteng731/
Shising731/
Shuigne731/
Sshittn731/
Sheasin731/
Sechinn731/
Sehetin731/
Shittin731/
Shajsin731/
Hsichin731/
Scheinn730/
Sheesin730/
Schuimn730/
Schaing730/
Sehsien730/
Shitten730/
Shesihn730/
Singh6735,720,844/
Sheng671,067,131/
Saint67120,305/
Ching6763,907/
Schön6731,795/
Sinnh6717,517/
Saine6713,569/
Chint6711,881/
Chinn6711,757/
Chine6710,186/
Saing679,643/
Sheen678,904/
Chain678,700/
Chinh676,442/
Signe675,291/
Chein674,230/
Seint673,506/
Suing673,404/
Sinhg673,328/
Sheyn672,872/
Shean672,539/
Sisin672,528/
Sindh672,472/
Seinh672,294/
Hshim672,272/
Sisen672,054/
Sindt671,944/
Hsain671,760/
Shaim671,650/
Sesin671,617/
Sieng671,386/
Seine671,380/
Soine671,368/
Sainh671,248/
Setin671,172/
Chuin671,139/
Sitin671,059/
Shene67947/
Sytin67918/
Schuindt67897/
Hsing67879/
Shoim67853/
Shyne67731/
Cesin67683/
Choin67651/
Singg67638/
Hsien67587/
Hsine67555/
Siene67525/
Hsein67396/
Chhin67386/
Schuiten67384/
Soehn67378/
Hcine67367/
Suine67337/
Schättin67329/
Sysin67286/
Sehyn67284/
Schen67280/
Sinne67267/
Sinhe67259/
Shajn67245/
Shayn67235/
Sheun67230/
Chind67224/
Saind67222/
Scina67208/
Soing67202/
Shainova67185/
Siten67172/
Secin67163/
Shhen67150/
Sahyn67146/
Seing67141/
Hssin67134/
Sinck67127/
Saain67120/
Shend6798/
Sinng6779/
Shenn6776/
Schoggin6776/
Szing6776/
Shynn6768/
Seinn6760/
Szink6754/
Sheinova6754/
Seijn6754/
Seçin6754/
Sainn6750/
Shchetin6749/
Shyna6746/
Suinh6743/
Sihng6742/
Shyng6740/
Scheindt6740/
Shhne6739/
Sinqu6738/
Suinn6736/
Szihn6736/
Schün6733/
Scion6732/
Sihne6731/
Scine6730/
Szain6730/
Sinhh6728/
Sicin6727/
Suehn6726/
Sjien6725/
Shuinova6724/
Åsing6724/
Shoinova6723/
Shynk6723/
Shent6722/
Szein6722/
Shicheng6721/
Soinh6721/
Scheinck6720/
Chischin6719/
Schesink6719/
Sycin6718/
Schettin6716/
Shhim6715/
Ssain6715/
Simne6714/
Schyn6713/
Cisin6712/
Singq6711/
Sginh6711/
Sinnk6711/
Siayn6711/
Szgin6711/
Simng6710/
Ssein6710/
Schainck679/
Hcein679/
Shyon679/
Seaching679/
Chimn678/
Chisn677/
Shenh677/
Széhn677/
Sohyn677/
Shoyn676/
Suhyn676/
Ceaschin675/
Scheiten675/
Schesing675/
Shehn675/
Sisne675/
Scien675/
Chinq675/
Sheichyn675/
Schechin674/
Ssing674/
Shetn674/
Szinn674/
Sjein674/
Ssina674/
Schittne674/
Schaimne674/
Saimn673/
Shenq673/
Siehn673/
Sihnh673/
Schittin673/
Szien673/
Ssien673/
Sehnn673/
Sheeting672/
Cheschin672/
Hzein672/
Chitn672/
Chihn672/
Saihn672/
Hsinh672/
Soint672/
Sient672/
Shimt672/
Shemn672/
Seind672/
Sgain672/
Xhein672/
Shuim672/
Chiến672/
Sahın672/
Shchitin672/
Hcimn672/
Shuiting672/
Shuichen672/
Hcing672/
Hsint672/
Sisng671/
Schichin671/
Sheychin671/
Saisn671/
Jssin671/
Hsiching671/
Hsihsien671/
Hsinn671/
Zsing671/
Scein671/
Schainne671/
Scheggin671/
Scheisen671/
Scing671/
Scinn671/
Sisyn671/
Sitne671/
Sityn671/
Sjain671/
Sindd671/
Sinhs671/
Sinnt671/
Sinqh671/
Sintt671/
Sinzs671/
Soinn671/
Shuyn671/
Shyhchin671/
Shoychin671/
Shihchen671/
Shimd671/
Shimg671/
Shimh671/
Shinhowa671/
Shesingh671/
Shesshin671/
Shessing671/
Shetting671/
Shishcin671/
Sechchin671/
Shaihtin671/
Suyhn671/
Sshen671/
Ssinh671/
Suint671/
Suink671/
Seihn671/
Xsien671/
Schuintd671/
Schuintt671/
Shhnd671/
Sahýn671/
Şisin671/
Shchiten671/
Shänd671/
Sindì671/
Sindø671/
Ssine671/
Ssion671/
Schcincg671/
Schinová671/
Schitind671/
Schén671/
Schűn671/
Seinæ671/
Száin671/
Syshchin671/
Cysin671/
Sheching671/
S'Hen671/
Sajhn671/
Schiting671/
Scehn671/
Shzen671/
Shsen671/
Sinhc671/
Sinhq671/
Shhyn671/
Shcim671/
Shihchin671/
Shihting671/
Shahaain671/
Szuin671/
Ssinq671/
Hzain671/
Seitn670/
Siend670/
Schinndt670/
Cisching670/
Schoinck670/
Scink670/
Scheisnn670/

Shin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shin in the Oriya language
ଶୀନsina-
Shin in the Marathi language
शीनsina78.95
शाहीनsahina21.05
Shin in the Hindi language
शीनsina62.77
शिनsina23.4
सिंहsinha4.26
शहिनsahina3.19
शिणsina2.13
शाहीनsahina2.13
षीनsina1.06
Shin in the Russian language
Шинsin-

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