Shinshima Surname

394,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shinshima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shinshima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6111:289,92316,281
Japan2831:451,74713,740

Shinshima (98) may also be a first name.

Shinshima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shinshima occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Shinshima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shinshima? popularity and diffusion

It is the 394,847th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,151,617 people. The surname Shinshima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Shinshima reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shinshima is also the 956,749th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 98 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 611 people, or 1 in 289,923. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 69 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 11 percent reside and Taraba, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Japan, where 32 percent reside.

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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 Shinshima
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