Shepherd Forename

26,272nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 32,371 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Shepherd Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: One who tends sheep: figura­tively, a pastor.

Shepherd Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe
100%
21,2281:727128
Mozambique-4,3201:6,3061,134
South Africa
100%
1,4531:37,5314,217
Malawi
100%
1,1421:14,9851,477
Zambia-1,1231:14,1181,376
United States
91%
 
8651:419,11811,741
Ghana
100%
5621:48,0182,599
Botswana
100%
4221:5,176864
Nigeria
97%
 
3481:510,24215,929
Swaziland-2051:6,3421,007
England
97%
 
1991:279,4127,268
Tanzania
100%
901:586,53715,593
Uganda
93%
 
501:819,13815,470
India
92%
 
481:25,309,958550,886
Philippines
83%
 
411:2,585,59753,803
Afghanistan
100%
291:1,124,94913,124
Australia-281:487,7727,849
China-281:48,787,70662,196
Canada
100%
211:1,577,78025,926
Kenya-201:2,315,35620,763
Germany
100%
131:7,436,76027,072
Cameroon-131:1,662,34637,840
United Arab Emirates-111:650,18120,553
Egypt-91:10,211,21621,716
Malaysia
100%
81:3,806,24294,684
Papua New Guinea
100%
61:1,358,71989,225
Jamaica-61:480,53812,525
Liberia
100%
51:882,41221,482
Togo-41:1,809,8105,654
Taiwan-41:5,942,42087,370
Norway-41:1,283,08216,224
Bangladesh-41:39,865,34224,379
Scotland
100%
41:1,337,59211,885
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Hong Kong-31:2,584,24211,307
Ireland
100%
21:2,321,7608,894
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
21:55,7904,636
Solomon Islands-21:290,4786,813
South Korea-21:2,772,21027,911
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Switzerland-21:4,106,74825,883
Haiti-21:5,363,47632,317
Barbados-21:144,8942,643
Thailand
100%
21:35,032,906298,615
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Wales
100%
11:3,094,30916,222
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
DR Congo-11:73,827,605146,761
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Israel
67%
 
11:8,402,91845,019
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Lesotho-11:2,039,99747,971
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Peru-11:31,791,454110,866
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Poland-11:38,027,1129,241
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208

Shepherd (145,748) may also be a surname.

Shepherd Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: One who tends sheep: figura­tively, a pastor.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Shepherd Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shepherds9415/
Shepheard9410/
Sheppherd945/
Shespherd941/
Shephaerd941/
Shepherdt941/
Shepherrd941/
Shephherd941/
Sheperd932,232/
Shepher9313/
Sepherd931/
Shepherd's892/
Shepeheord891/
Shephard885,228/
Shepperd8876/
Shapherd8816/
Shipherd884/
Shepeard884/
Sheaperd883/
Shephert883/
Shephred882/
Chepherd881/
Sgepherd881/
Shespher881/
Sheepher881/
Shepherp881/
Shepaerd881/
Sheperds881/
Sepher8629/
Seperd864/
Sheper863/
Shepphard826/
Sheppeard825/
Sephfierd821/
Shcheperd821/
Shepperds821/
Shepahard821/
Shephaard821/
Shepard804,916/
Shaperd8012/
Shehper809/
Shesper809/
Sephere809/
Shipher808/
Sephord808/
Sephard807/
Scheper807/
Shepred803/
Chepher803/
Shepere803/
Sephert802/
Shepper802/
Sheferd802/
Sephred802/
Cepherd801/
Sypherd801/
Sepheer801/
Sephehr801/
Seppher801/
Sheaper801/
Shiperd801/
Sheeper801/
Shepert801/
Shepier801/
Shepord801/
Shepeer801/
Sheperp801/
Sheapheart781/
Seper77152/
Sheppard75682/
Shaphard7516/
Scheeper7516/
Schepper756/
Shefferd756/
Shapperd753/
Shephart752/
Seyphert752/
Chesperd751/
Chespher751/
Chezpher751/
Sheapard751/
Shaypher751/
Shiphert751/
Sheepred751/
Sheperth751/
Sheppord751/
Sheppert751/
Seiphere751/
Sheepard751/
Cheaperd751/
Sepehr716,696/
Shiper711,255/
Zepher71774/
Sipher7141/
Sepere7140/
Shefer7119/
Sypher7114/
Sephir7112/
Cheper7111/
Cepher7110/
Sepert714/
Sepier713/
Sepred713/
Sepper712/
Sehper712/
Seperh711/
Sepesr711/
Sepetr711/
Sepeur711/
Sephre711/
Separd711/
Sepear711/
Sesper711/
Seuper711/
Setper711/
Sheyspper711/
Shespeare711/
Shepir711/
Shepre711/
Shaeppard711/
Seeper711/
Seferd711/
Xepher711/
Shefeer67747/
Sheffer6754/
Shapard6727/
Chesper6722/
Sheifer6713/
Sheafer6711/
Sephire679/
Shefred679/
Sheefer679/
Sophert678/
Cheaper677/
Seeford676/
Shipper675/
Sepfred674/
Shefard674/
Sieferd673/
Sheport673/
Chheper673/
Cephard673/
Schiper673/
Saheebpeer672/
Siphear672/
Sepehre672/
Sheford672/
Sheyfer672/
Shepart672/
Shaiper672/
Syphert671/
Chiperd671/
Chepper671/
Chepere671/
Chephir671/
Chezper671/
Cyspher671/
Cespher671/
Cephert671/
Ceipher671/
Shysper671/
Sophard671/
Sophord671/
Siepere671/
Sehepre671/
Seifher671/
Seypper671/
Seperth671/
Sephart671/
Sephort671/
Seppard671/
Seppehr671/
Siphere671/
Shciper671/
Shiferd671/
Shipier671/
Shefere671/
Saipher671/
Saphard671/
Saphert671/
Zeipher671/
Zeepher671/
Zepheir671/
Zeppher671/
Zeypher671/
Shopert671/
Seapard671/
Zeapher671/
Sheaspeare671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shepherd