Şişman Surname

29,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Şişman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Şişman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey18,3831:4,233604
Northern Cyprus451:7,0891,629
Romania401:501,94738,412
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

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

The last name Şişman has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can also appear in the variant forms: Sisman or Šišman. Click here for other potential spellings of Şişman.

How Common Is The Last Name Şişman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 29,048th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 394,390 people. The last name Şişman occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Şişman reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 82 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Şişman is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 18,383 people, or 1 in 4,233. In Turkey Şişman is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 30 percent live, Kahramanmaras Province, where 6 percent live and Ankara Province, where 6 percent live. Beside Turkey Şişman exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and Romania, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sisman891,039/
Šišman89230/
Cişman834/
Cisman672,598/
Zisman67995/
Cicman67142/
Sicman6757/
Cizman6747/
Zizman6747/
Çizman6712/
Şecman676/
Sizman672/

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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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