Sherwin Forename
12,802nd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 76,899 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Curaçao
Sherwin Forename Definition:
A Teutonic name, meaning: Literally cutting the wind, meaning fleet runner.
Sherwin Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 98% | 61,268 | 1:1,730 | 366 |
| United States | 100% | 6,229 | 1:58,201 | 3,103 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1,572 | 1:34,690 | 4,016 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 1,507 | 1:903 | 146 |
| Guyana | 100% | 845 | 1:903 | 119 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 641 | 1:48,070 | 5,572 |
| Canada | 100% | 609 | 1:54,406 | 3,477 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 572 | 1:36,362 | 4,240 |
| Curaçao | 100% | 515 | 1:303 | 57 |
| India | 100% | 231 | 1:5,259,212 | 197,677 |
| Suriname | 100% | 214 | 1:2,583 | 601 |
| Qatar | 100% | 207 | 1:11,447 | 1,810 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 180 | 1:132,054 | 14,019 |
| Oman | - | 161 | 1:25,520 | 1,962 |
| England | 93% | 151 | 1:368,231 | 8,702 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 150 | 1:112,681 | 5,530 |
| Jamaica | - | 148 | 1:19,481 | 1,636 |
| Singapore | 100% | 139 | 1:45,231 | 6,642 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 126 | 1:56,762 | 5,043 |
| Indonesia | - | 108 | 1:2,388,552 | 116,831 |
| China | - | 90 | 1:15,178,398 | 60,031 |
| Malaysia | 83% | 89 | 1:342,134 | 16,811 |
| Barbados | - | 83 | 1:3,491 | 633 |
| Bahamas | - | 82 | 1:4,870 | 778 |
| Kuwait | - | 76 | 1:49,806 | 4,237 |
| Bahrain | - | 74 | 1:18,225 | 2,605 |
| Australia | - | 73 | 1:187,091 | 4,883 |
| Thailand | 100% | 49 | 1:1,429,915 | 45,761 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 45 | 1:357,965 | 3,895 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 45 | 1:2,480 | 472 |
| New Zealand | - | 41 | 1:110,635 | 4,604 |
| Saint Lucia | 82% | 41 | 1:4,337 | 746 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 34 | 1:888,291 | 19,863 |
| Belize | 100% | 31 | 1:11,429 | 1,625 |
| Spain | 100% | 30 | 1:1,550,999 | 10,449 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 29 | 1:3,427 | 684 |
| Grenada | 100% | 28 | 1:3,862 | 674 |
| Brazil | 100% | 18 | 1:11,902,009 | 138,646 |
| Guam | - | 17 | 1:9,450 | 1,317 |
| Honduras | 100% | 16 | 1:551,092 | 8,007 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 16 | 1:2,169 | 514 |
| Hong Kong | - | 15 | 1:516,848 | 4,412 |
| Peru | 100% | 14 | 1:2,270,818 | 22,263 |
| Aruba | - | 13 | 1:7,983 | 1,397 |
| Germany | 98% | 13 | 1:7,436,760 | 27,072 |
| Iran | - | 13 | 1:6,038,221 | 21,383 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 13 | 1:8,442 | 1,163 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 12 | 1:4,556 | 750 |
| Israel | 85% | 11 | 1:763,902 | 12,174 |
| Sweden | 100% | 11 | 1:896,173 | 18,593 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 10 | 1:19,435,768 | 100,312 |
| Bermuda | - | 9 | 1:7,203 | 999 |
| Mexico | 100% | 9 | 1:13,793,825 | 37,132 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 9 | 1:64,551 | 3,816 |
| Belgium | 100% | 8 | 1:1,436,255 | 15,198 |
| Wales | 100% | 8 | 1:386,789 | 5,520 |
| Chile | 50% | 7 | 1:2,515,315 | 15,652 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 7 | 1:681,135 | 8,843 |
| Italy | 100% | 7 | 1:8,723,156 | 29,138 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75% | 7 | 1:1,164,616 | 79,875 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 6 | 1:2,209 | 418 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 6 | 1:1,003,056 | 13,067 |
| South Korea | - | 6 | 1:924,070 | 17,138 |
| Panama | - | 5 | 1:781,311 | 18,191 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 5 | 1:10,972 | 1,354 |
| Angola | - | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| Cambodia | - | 4 | 1:4,068,332 | 35,322 |
| Denmark | - | 4 | 1:1,412,374 | 15,217 |
| Haiti | - | 4 | 1:2,681,738 | 23,796 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Libya | - | 4 | 1:1,555,327 | 1,779 |
| Palau | - | 4 | 1:5,428 | 88 |
| Scotland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,337,592 | 11,885 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 3 | 1:10,417 | 1,527 |
| Ecuador | - | 3 | 1:5,908,973 | 18,111 |
| Kenya | - | 3 | 1:15,435,703 | 51,312 |
| Nigeria | - | 3 | 1:59,188,120 | 318,216 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 2 | 1:30,650 | 1,815 |
| Macau | - | 2 | 1:304,104 | 1,640 |
| Norway | 100% | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Uganda | 50% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:49,127 | 2,467 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Marshall Islands | - | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Montserrat | - | 1 | 1:4,876 | 752 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Paraguay | - | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
Sherwin (10,588) may also be a surname.
Sherwin Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Teutonic name, meaning: Literally cutting the wind, meaning fleet runner.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Sherwin Forename Popularity
Sherwin Demographics
Average Male Sherwin Height
173.47 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 221 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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