Shin Surname
Approximately 343,975 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameShin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea | 236,833 | 1:106 | 21 |
| United States | 25,114 | 1:14,433 | 1,808 |
| Japan | 16,577 | 1:7,712 | 1,126 |
| Myanmar | 10,905 | 1:4,763 | 196 |
| South Korea | 9,012 | 1:5,686 | 91 |
| Afghanistan | 6,892 | 1:4,665 | 446 |
| Kazakhstan | 5,052 | 1:3,500 | 448 |
| Russia | 4,568 | 1:31,551 | 4,301 |
| Uzbekistan | 4,169 | 1:7,419 | 1,301 |
| Thailand | 2,847 | 1:24,812 | 2,289 |
| Singapore | 2,820 | 1:1,953 | 203 |
| Canada | 2,606 | 1:14,139 | 2,084 |
| Vietnam | 2,447 | 1:37,861 | 497 |
| Hong Kong | 2,347 | 1:3,125 | 195 |
| Malaysia | 2,111 | 1:13,972 | 1,433 |
| Australia | 1,232 | 1:21,912 | 3,029 |
| India | 974 | 1:787,541 | 35,466 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| United Arab Emirates | 646 | 1:14,183 | 1,742 |
| Brazil | 621 | 1:344,725 | 13,241 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 477 | 1:12,521 | 2,298 |
| New Zealand | 471 | 1:9,614 | 1,677 |
| Indonesia | 430 | 1:307,556 | 27,218 |
| Egypt | 427 | 1:215,306 | 15,336 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| England | 374 | 1:148,979 | 14,256 |
| Germany | 313 | 1:257,206 | 27,662 |
| China | 309 | 1:4,424,989 | 437 |
| Swaziland | 227 | 1:5,719 | 371 |
| Brunei | 209 | 1:2,003 | 367 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Philippines | 137 | 1:738,965 | 73,424 |
| Nigeria | 127 | 1:1,394,825 | 54,286 |
| Iran | 112 | 1:685,558 | 36,303 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| France | 97 | 1:684,770 | 87,242 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Spain | 77 | 1:607,169 | 28,212 |
| Qatar | 69 | 1:34,174 | 3,607 |
| Argentina | 66 | 1:647,627 | 45,225 |
| Belarus | 64 | 1:148,454 | 20,543 |
| Netherlands | 62 | 1:272,374 | 33,874 |
| Taiwan | 45 | 1:520,994 | 3,910 |
| Estonia | 42 | 1:31,472 | 5,782 |
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| Tajikistan | 38 | 1:220,702 | 1,987 |
| Paraguay | 36 | 1:201,021 | 3,750 |
| Ecuador | 33 | 1:481,995 | 10,698 |
| Italy | 33 | 1:1,853,233 | 86,897 |
| Chile | 28 | 1:629,160 | 15,000 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 1:6,380,139 | 37,476 |
| Mexico | 27 | 1:4,597,267 | 27,985 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Cambodia | 12 | 1:1,290,596 | 5,991 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Guatemala | 6 | 1:2,680,445 | 6,792 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Jordan | 4 | 1:2,210,609 | 20,372 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 45 | 1:541,675 | 28,673 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 260 | 1:193,149 | 16,929 |
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 river of Sutherlandshire.
Same as Chin, which see.
Shin Demographics
Shin Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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
Shin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shin in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶୀନ | sina | - |
| Shin in the Marathi language | ||
| शीन | sina | 78.95 |
| शाहीन | sahina | 21.05 |
| Shin in the Hindi language | ||
| शीन | sina | 62.77 |
| शिन | sina | 23.4 |
| सिंह | sinha | 4.26 |
| शहिन | sahina | 3.19 |
| शिण | sina | 2.13 |
| शाहीन | sahina | 2.13 |
| षीन | sina | 1.06 |
| Shin in the Russian language | ||
| Шин | sin | - |
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