Allen-Shaw Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Allen-Shaw Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Allen & Shaw.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Allen-Shaw Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Allen-Shaw Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Allen-Shaw Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Allen-Shaw is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Allen-Shaw? popularity and diffusion

Allen-Shaw is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Allen-Shaw occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Allen-Shaw reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Allen-Shaw is most frequent in Australia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 8,998,567. In Australia it is mostly found in: Northern Territory, where 100 percent live. Excluding Australia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ellenshaw843/
Ollenshaw842/
Allanshaw840/
Whalenshaw801/
Eluwa-Henshaw614/

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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
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  • 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 Allen-Shaw
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