Bershaw Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iraq

Bershaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bershaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Bershaw Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bershaw Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bershaw is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bershaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,441,361st most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name Bershaw occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Bershaw reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Bershaw is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States Bershaw is mostly concentrated in: California, where 21 percent live, Florida, where 14 percent live and Idaho, where 12 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 35 percent live and Israel, where 4 percent live.

Bershaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bershaw has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 304 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bershaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bershaw last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Bershaw earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.53% less than the national average, earning $40,765 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bearshaw9316/
Beershaw931/
Bersaw9260/
Bheershaw884/
Barshaw86199/
Bershow8611/
Bersawe861/
Bearsaw861/
Berhsaw861/
Birshaw860/
Bersjaw860/
Berchaw860/
Bershova80356/
Barschaw8023/
Bearseaw803/
Bershaab801/
Beershav801/
Bercaw77735/
Byrsaw77343/
Bersab773/
Barsaw771/
Borsaw770/
Bheershav751/
Bershov71306/
Barshow7162/
Bershof7139/
Versauw7121/
Barshaf7116/
Bersova7113/
Birshav715/
Vershab711/
Beercaw711/
Vershow710/
Bearcaw710/
Barschow67157/
Borschow6729/
Berzhova675/
Bharshav671/
Bhirshav671/
Bairshab671/
Byrshova671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bershaw
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