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 last name Shirima (Hindi: शिरीमा, Oriya: ଶିରିମା) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 15,336th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 200,549 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shirima reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 72 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 35,955 people, or 1 in 1,472. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 37 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and Botswana, where 0 percent reside.

Shirima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Shirima last name is predominantly 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
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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 Shirima
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