Sherman Forename
20,808th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 43,339 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Curaçao
Sherman Forename Definition:
A Teutonic name, meaning: Shearer of cloth.
Sherman Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 35,281 | 1:10,276 | 1,097 |
| Canada | 100% | 1,351 | 1:24,525 | 2,095 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 858 | 1:24,241 | 3,095 |
| Philippines | 99% | 831 | 1:127,569 | 6,600 |
| Jamaica | - | 359 | 1:8,031 | 1,005 |
| Liberia | 94% | 316 | 1:13,962 | 1,090 |
| Curaçao | 100% | 288 | 1:541 | 167 |
| Brazil | 100% | 279 | 1:767,872 | 21,910 |
| South Africa | 99% | 250 | 1:218,131 | 13,713 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 222 | 1:6,133 | 1,022 |
| England | 99% | 189 | 1:294,195 | 7,503 |
| Hong Kong | - | 184 | 1:42,134 | 2,455 |
| Guyana | 100% | 169 | 1:4,516 | 836 |
| Singapore | 100% | 164 | 1:38,336 | 6,537 |
| India | 100% | 154 | 1:7,888,818 | 257,745 |
| Malaysia | 99% | 154 | 1:197,727 | 11,476 |
| China | - | 143 | 1:9,552,838 | 59,595 |
| Ecuador | - | 137 | 1:129,394 | 2,773 |
| Indonesia | - | 126 | 1:2,047,331 | 104,515 |
| Saint Lucia | 96% | 121 | 1:1,470 | 268 |
| Bahamas | - | 95 | 1:4,204 | 725 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 95 | 1:177,917 | 7,067 |
| Pakistan | 96% | 91 | 1:2,135,799 | 28,400 |
| Belize | 100% | 82 | 1:4,321 | 904 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 81 | 1:372,863 | 10,977 |
| New Zealand | - | 78 | 1:58,154 | 2,996 |
| Zimbabwe | 96% | 78 | 1:197,741 | 11,926 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 72 | 1:66,222 | 2,570 |
| Peru | 100% | 66 | 1:481,689 | 8,713 |
| Australia | - | 53 | 1:257,691 | 5,632 |
| Chile | 57% | 51 | 1:345,239 | 4,938 |
| Grenada | 100% | 44 | 1:2,457 | 495 |
| Thailand | 99% | 40 | 1:1,751,645 | 51,979 |
| Honduras | 100% | 35 | 1:251,928 | 5,264 |
| Iraq | 100% | 34 | 1:1,029,937 | 8,327 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 33 | 1:55,853 | 1,250 |
| Russia | 100% | 33 | 1:4,370,718 | 22,313 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 100% | 29 | 1:1,197 | 279 |
| Kuwait | - | 28 | 1:135,188 | 8,745 |
| Portugal | - | 28 | 1:371,817 | 6,212 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 25 | 1:417,251 | 13,014 |
| Panama | 100% | 24 | 1:162,773 | 6,758 |
| Mexico | 100% | 23 | 1:5,397,584 | 20,990 |
| Qatar | 100% | 23 | 1:103,026 | 12,248 |
| Bermuda | - | 21 | 1:3,087 | 575 |
| Afghanistan | 53% | 17 | 1:1,919,030 | 17,461 |
| Israel | 56% | 14 | 1:600,208 | 10,774 |
| Japan | - | 11 | 1:11,635,096 | 36,893 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 10 | 1:6,130 | 975 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 10 | 1:2,376,968 | 55,480 |
| Guatemala | - | 9 | 1:1,789,825 | 5,607 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 8 | 1:3,906 | 755 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 67% | 8 | 1:746,660 | 19,030 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 8 | 1:13,718 | 1,590 |
| Colombia | 100% | 7 | 1:6,825,561 | 33,843 |
| El Salvador | - | 7 | 1:905,969 | 6,148 |
| Germany | 100% | 7 | 1:13,811,125 | 41,547 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 83% | 7 | 1:15,940 | 2,043 |
| Zambia | - | 7 | 1:2,264,971 | 21,963 |
| American Samoa | - | 6 | 1:9,308 | 1,982 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 6 | 1:2,209 | 418 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 6 | 1:1,003,056 | 13,067 |
| Bolivia | - | 4 | 1:2,650,351 | 4,903 |
| Dominica | - | 4 | 1:18,868 | 592 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Kenya | - | 4 | 1:11,576,778 | 40,588 |
| Macau | - | 4 | 1:152,052 | 991 |
| Malawi | - | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 4 | 1:2,038,078 | 115,092 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 3 | 1:274,976 | 4,070 |
| Bulgaria | 50% | 3 | 1:2,330,130 | 16,302 |
| Cameroon | - | 3 | 1:7,203,501 | 73,722 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Sweden | 100% | 3 | 1:3,285,969 | 41,581 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Benin | - | 2 | 1:5,287,922 | 61,990 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 2 | 1:9,189,734 | 69,235 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Lebanon | 50% | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Oman | - | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 2 | 1:27,430 | 2,159 |
| Scotland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Uganda | 100% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Uruguay | - | 2 | 1:1,713,818 | 10,870 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Botswana | 100% | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Jordan | 67% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kosovo | - | 1 | 1:1,861,440 | 22,170 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Nigeria | - | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Palau | - | 1 | 1:21,711 | 239 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Vietnam | 100% | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
Sherman (121,270) may also be a surname.
Sherman Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Teutonic name, meaning: Shearer of cloth.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Sherman Forename Popularity
Sherman Demographics
Average Male Sherman Height
176.5 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 704 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Sherman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sherman in the Russian language | ||
| Шерман | serman | - |
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