Shima

See also: shima and shimā

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 島 (Shima).

Proper noun

Shima (plural Shimas)

A surname from Japanese.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Shima is the 34110^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 666 individuals. Shima is most common among White (44.14%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (42.64%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shima”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

'ismah, Amish, Isham, Masih, Misha

Japanese

Romanization

Shima

Rōmaji transcription of しま

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 島 (Shima).

Proper noun

Shima m or f by sense

a surname from Japanese

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