Šip Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Šip Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šip Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania571:53,2388,388
Czechia281:379,76744,481
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Slovenia31:829,22525,091

The alternate forms: Sip (11,311), Šíp (915), Şip (60) & Síp (2) are calculated separately.

Šip Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šip is borne by more people in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Sip, Šíp, Şip or Síp. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šip? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šip is the 1,795,579th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šip are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Lithuania, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 53,238. In Lithuania it is most prevalent in: Vilnius County, where 98 percent are found and Kaunas County, where 2 percent are found. Beside Lithuania it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 27 percent are found and Slovakia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sip8911,311/
Šíp89915/
Şip8960/
Šeip8624/
Šips8622/
Šaip865/
Šoip862/
Šipš861/
Síp782/
Çip67422/
Cip67284/
Zip67241/
Šei67103/
Šipová6750/
Šić6741/
Šep6731/
Šiš6716/
Xip676/
Šyp671/
Šui671/

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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 Šip
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