Harmshaw Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Harmshaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 31 | 1:786,302 | 35,304 |
Harmshaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harmshaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Harmshaw is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Harmshaw? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Harmshaw is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Harmshaw are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in British Isles.
This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England Harmshaw is primarily concentrated in: East Sussex, where 50 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Cheshire, where 6 percent reside. Aside from England it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.
Harmshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Harmshaw has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 48 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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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 Harmshaw
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