Ships Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Ships Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ships Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Ships (7) may also be a first name.

Ships Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ships (Russian: Шипс) is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ships click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ships? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Ships reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ships is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 7 people.

Ships is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan Ships is primarily concentrated in: Nangarhar, where 100 percent are found. Barring Afghanistan this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 50 percent are found.

Ships Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ships has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Ships surname decreased 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shipps91805/
Schips91672/
Shipse911/
Shaips910/
Ship891,440/
Sips891,411/
Scheips8347/
Schipps8313/
Schieps831/
Sheipes830/
Shipp8019,112/
Sipes809,558/
Shipe804,229/
Chips803,960/
Sheps801,465/
Shoip80447/
Schip80325/
Sipps80135/
Sieps8069/
Shaip8057/
Sheip8023/
Shitp807/
Shiph805/
Shipt803/
Shiep802/
Shibs801/
Suips801/
Shivs801/
Shuip801/
Seips800/
Shups800/
Scheipes770/
Sip7511,311/
Chipps732,280/
Schipp731,368/
Schiop73871/
Scheps73538/
Shepps73198/
Schipf73120/
Shippe73105/
Scheip7386/
Sheipe7379/
Schiep7356/
Shupps7332/
Sheeps7317/
Shepse7316/
Chipse7313/
Shoipe739/
Schipe736/
Shaiph735/
Chipsz735/
Schibs734/
Sippes733/
Sheaps733/
Seipps732/
Sipess732/
Scipps732/
Shaipe732/
Chisps731/
Chhips731/
Schaip731/
Schipt731/
Scipzs731/
Shipzt731/
Shishb731/
Shitpe731/
Shchip731/
Shyops731/
Schäps731/
Seipes730/
Suipes730/
Schups730/
Saipst730/
Shiphe730/
Shipshova7175/
Sipe6712,121/
Shep6711,386/
Siep678,874/
Shiv674,796/
Seip674,404/
Sipp672,680/
Shipova672,362/
Shib672,086/
Saip671,186/
Chip671,030/
Shyp67794/
Zips67761/
Schepps67450/
Suip67287/
Seps67144/
Soip67122/
Schaipp67111/
Sipf67100/
Hsip6768/
Cips6757/
Scheipe6753/
Szip6752/
Sups6746/
Šips6722/
Sibs6720/
Schiepp6716/
Scheups6713/
Xhip6712/
Shohiep679/
Sizp676/
Ssip676/
Sitp676/
Sibp675/
Sisb674/
Siph674/
Sehp673/
Sivs672/
Schepss672/
Syps672/
Sgip672/
Sisp672/
Scheeps671/
Scheipt671/
Scheisp671/
Schiepf671/
Schupps671/
Sipt671/
Sidp671/
Scip671/
Shcheps671/
Schepst671/
D'Shipp671/
Sihp671/
Sipx671/
Sipz671/
Shjp671/
Syhp671/
Zsip671/
Xips671/
Hxip671/
Seipese670/

Ships Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ships in the Russian language
Шипсsips-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ships
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