Shirima Surname

15,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Shirima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shirima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania35,9551:1,472192
Kenya2741:168,54012,948
Botswana331:66,27111,607
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
India71:109,580,769786,157
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
France11:66,422,722504,397

Shirima (72) may also be a first name.

Shirima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shirima (Hindi: शिरीमा, Oriya: ଶିରିମା) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,336th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 200,549 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shirima live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 72 people.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 35,955 people, or 1 in 1,472. In Tanzania Shirima is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 37 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent live and Arusha Region, where 14 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

Shirima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Shirima last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Shirima earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.8% less than the national average, earning $34,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shirimah936/
Shirimai933/
Schirima931/
Shirhima931/
Sirima9216,105/
Chirima862,650/
Sirimat861,427/
Sirimha86442/
Sirimai86324/
Sirimas86321/
Shiruma8661/
Sirimau8644/
Siriema8623/
Shirimi8610/
Sherima8610/
Sirimay869/
Shirime868/
Shurima861/
Sirgima861/
Sirimaa861/
Shirimo861/
Seirima861/
Shirema861/
Suirima861/
Sirimah861/
Sirioma861/
Sirimad861/
Sirimaha80144/
Shirimet8024/
Sirimaya8018/
Sherrima803/
Sherimat803/
Chiraima801/
Chirimau801/
Sirismas801/
Shirrimi801/
Sirimast801/
Sirimath801/
Shirayma801/
Serima771,237/
Zirima77681/
Siruma77677/
Surima77578/
Sirime77456/
Sirimo7750/
Sirema7741/
Sirimi7740/
Shiremath751/
Chirimo71592/
Chirema71589/
Serimma71174/
Serimat71140/
Chirime71139/
Sirimoi71129/
Chirimi7198/
Shuruma7191/
Sirimee7171/
Soirime7167/
Serimah7160/
Shiremo7158/
Sirimou7138/
Surimah7135/
Sirimis7134/
Sirimot7134/
Cherima7126/
Sirimit7124/
Serimaa7123/
Sierimo7123/
Zirimah7122/
Serimai7118/
Suraima7115/
Sherema7112/
Sireuma7110/
Seriema717/
Siremaa717/
Sherimi715/
Surimma714/
Sirimei714/
Sirisme714/
Sheruma712/
Sairime711/
Cirimai711/
Sirimgi711/
Sirimho711/
Sirimod711/
Sirumau711/
Sirumha711/
Sierema711/
Sherjma711/
Serimas711/
Serimau711/
Soirimi711/
Sirgema711/
Siraime711/
Sirimie711/
Sirumay711/
Sherimo711/
Sherime711/
Shiremi711/
Serisma711/
Shyryma711/
Sirimoo711/
Sirimui711/
Chirrime6714,848/
Serimmai67489/
Cherisma67479/
Serraima6740/
Sherimet6718/
Suurimaa678/
Shiremet677/
Suraimma676/
Shiremod675/
Xherimea675/
Chirimit674/
Sairumah673/
Sirumaha672/
Chiremah671/
Chirimhe671/
Cherimas671/
Sheremas671/
Soirisme671/
Sherimit671/
Shurumay671/
Cherimat671/
Sheraimi671/
Shehrema671/
Sairimho671/
Surimaha671/

Shirima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shirima in the Hindi language
शिरीमाsirima-
Shirima in the Oriya language
ଶିରିମାsirima-

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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 Shirima
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