Sinshaw Surname

159,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Sinshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sinshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,7371:35,6404,079
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Sinshaw (4,739) may also be a first name.

Sinshaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sinshaw occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinshaw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 159,112th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,656,779 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sinshaw are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 99,445th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 4,739 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,737 people, or 1 in 35,640. Apart from Ethiopia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sinsaw9213/
Jinshaw8642/
Simshaw8638/
Senshaw8631/
Sinseaw861/
Sinsawt861/
Sinchaw861/
Shenshaw803/
Sinsab7731/
Sinsav775/
Sensaw771/
Jinsaw771/
Ginsaw771/
Shinshova751/
Genshaw7143/
Sinjawe716/
Gimshaw715/
Censhaw713/
Saensaw712/
Sinsaph711/
Sinchow711/
Sinsova711/
Sinshov711/
Cimshaw710/
Genschaw67103/
Senshova6727/
Chenshaw674/
Shinshov673/
Gennshaw670/

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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 Sinshaw
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