Harmshaw Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Harmshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Harmshaw 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
England161:3,482,379114,324
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304

Harmshaw Last Name Facts

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

Harmshaw is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Harmshaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Harmshaw is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. Harmshaw is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Harmshaw live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England it is mostly found in: East Sussex, where 50 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and Cheshire, where 6 percent live. Not including England this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Harmshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence 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.

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
Armshaw93152/
Armshawe881/
Ormshaw80229/
Ermshaw801/
Kharmsova712/
Garmshov633/
Chormsab631/
Armshoff630/
Ermshov531/

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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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