Şişman Surname
Approximately 18,478 people bear this surname
Şişman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 18,383 | 1:4,233 | 604 |
| Northern Cyprus | 45 | 1:7,089 | 1,629 |
| Romania | 40 | 1:501,947 | 38,412 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
The alternate forms: Sisman (1,039) & Šišman (230) are calculated separately.
Şişman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Şişman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Şişman is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Sisman or Šišman. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Şişman? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 29,048th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 394,390 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Şişman live; 82 percent live in West Asia and 82 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
This surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 18,383 people, or 1 in 4,233. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 30 percent are found, Kahramanmaras Province, where 6 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 6 percent are found. Other than Turkey Şişman occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and Romania, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Şişman
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