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 has its highest incidence in England. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shinns.

How Common Is The Last Name Shinns? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shinns is the 2,506,728th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Shinns live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England it is most common in: Lincolnshire, where 79 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 14 percent are found and Hampshire, where 3 percent are found. Beside England this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

Shinns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shinns has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Shinns surname expanded 363 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 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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