Deshield Surname

461,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Deshield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deshield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia3991:11,0491,205
United States2521:1,438,32998,774
Bermuda361:1,813302
Belize241:14,8111,562
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Deshield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Deshield is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Deshield.

How Common Is The Last Name Deshield? popularity and diffusion

Deshield is the 461,133rd most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,955,664 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Deshield are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name Deshield is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 399 people, or 1 in 11,049. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 71 percent reside, Grand Bassa County, where 13 percent reside and Nimba County, where 5 percent reside. Beside Liberia this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Bermuda, where 5 percent reside.

Deshield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Deshield has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 245 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Deshield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Deshield last name are 1.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.17% being registered with the party.

Deshield earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.17% less than the national average, earning $36,170 USD per year.

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Deshield Reference & Research

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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 Deshield
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