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 occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shinns? popularity and diffusion

Shinns is the 2,506,728th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Shinns reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 79 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 14 percent live and Hampshire, where 3 percent live. Beside England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Shinns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shinns has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Shinns last name rose 363 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 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
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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 Shinns
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