Shins Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Shins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Shins (487) may also be a first name.

Shins Last Name Facts

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

Shins (Hindi: शिंस, Russian: Шинс) has its highest incidence in India. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shins? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Shins occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Shins live; 54 percent live in South Asia and 54 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 385,164th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 487 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India Shins is most frequent in: Kerala, where 71 percent reside, Telangana, where 14 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 14 percent reside. Aside from India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Shins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shins has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shins surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shins Last Name Statistics demography

Shins earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.4% less than the national average, earning $20,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schins91477/
Shinse91155/
Shinns9159/
Shinsh919/
Sheins911/
Shains910/
Shimns910/
Sins89719/
Schijns83401/
Scheins83146/
Schinse8312/
Sains80912/
Sinsh80198/
Siens80184/
Sinns8061/
Seins8054/
Sinse8053/
Sinsz8043/
Simns8037/
Chins8030/
Sinss8023/
Söhns8017/
Soins8015/
Shens809/
Shinz806/
Suins804/
Sinås804/
Shims801/
Shuns801/
Shinx800/
Syhns800/
Schuinst771/
Schinsch770/
Scheinns770/
Shinje732,261/
Schyns731,803/
Chains73874/
Shinze73496/
Schinz73441/
Sheens7384/
Schims7358/
Shince7353/
Sinsch7351/
Chinse7335/
Schens7327/
Sitins7322/
Sesins7318/
Choins7311/
Sisins738/
Chinsh735/
Siense734/
Chinns733/
Schuns732/
Seijns732/
Sainse732/
Siemns731/
Sinshh731/
Shense731/
Shensh731/
Shaims731/
Sheans731/
Shinch731/
Seinse731/
Sciens731/
Setins731/
Sinsce731/
Sicins731/
Schöns731/
Cheins731/
Sinshe731/
Shynsh731/
Soehns731/
Shainz731/
Chuins730/
Sainns730/
Seinns730/
Sceins730/
Simnss730/
Chinss730/
Suinns730/
Shinshova711/
Sims67172,096/
Sens675,710/
Zins672,699/
Sinz672,115/
Suns67887/
Sinç67342/
Cins67186/
Schoens67144/
Shindje67138/
Chinshe67136/
Söns67103/
Sietins67101/
Schense6766/
Seinsch6766/
Sissins6761/
Sinß6752/
Sinx6750/
Shinche6737/
Sissens6729/
Scheans6729/
Schinze6729/
Schoinz6717/
Scetins6717/
Seggins677/
Schouggins676/
Soggins676/
Chitins676/
Suggins675/
Schinch673/
Scheinz672/
Saggins672/
Suitins672/
Scheens671/
Scheinsová671/
Sinsova671/
Sechens671/
Shcinze671/
Xins671/
Schuens671/
Shenshe671/
Shehnsh671/
Shitenz671/
Schienz671/
Chisens671/
Sijsens671/
Syns670/
Sessins670/
Schyons670/
Schogginns670/
Schunns670/
Settins670/
Sheinch670/

Shins Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shins in the Hindi language
शिंसsinsa-
Shins in the Russian language
Шинсsins-

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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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  • 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 Shins
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