Shinns Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Shinns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shinns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Shinns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shinns is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shinns.

How Common Is The Last Name Shinns? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,506,728th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Shinns reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England it is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 79 percent reside, Tyne and Wear, where 14 percent reside and Hampshire, where 3 percent reside. Aside from England it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 14 percent reside.

Shinns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shinns has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Shinns surname rose 363 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shinns Last Name Statistics demography

Shinns earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 127.12% more than the national average, earning R 539,724 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sinns9161/
Shins9113/
Scheinns860/
Schins83477/
Shinse83155/
Shinsh839/
Chinns833/
Sheins831/
Suinns830/
Shimns830/
Shains830/
Seinns830/
Sainns830/
Sins80719/
Schijns77401/
Scheins77146/
Schinse7712/
Schunns770/
Schogginns750/
Sains73912/
Siens73184/
Zinns7360/
Seins7354/
Sinse7353/
Sinsz7343/
Simns7337/
Chins7330/
Sinss7323/
Söhns7317/
Soins7315/
Sinnß7314/
Shens739/
Shinz736/
Senns735/
Suins734/
Sinås734/
Sunns733/
Shims731/
Sönns731/
Shuns731/
Synns730/
Syhns730/
Shinx730/
Schuinst711/
Sessinns710/
Schinsch710/
Shinje672,261/
Schyns671,803/
Chains67874/
Shinze67496/
Schinz67441/
Sheens6784/
Schims6758/
Shince6753/
Sinsch6751/
Chinse6735/
Schens6727/
Sitins6722/
Sesins6718/
Choins6711/
Sunnås678/
Sisins678/
Chinsh675/
Siense674/
Sännås672/
Seijns672/
Sainse672/
Schuns672/
Shainz671/
Siemns671/
Shinshova671/
Shense671/
Shensh671/
Sciens671/
Soehns671/
Shynsh671/
Scenns671/
Cheins671/
Schöns671/
Sicins671/
Sinsce671/
Setins671/
Shaims671/
Seinse671/
Shinch671/
Sheans671/
Chinss670/
Simnss670/
Sceins670/
Chuins670/
Suenns670/

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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 Shinns
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