Homeshaw Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Homeshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Homeshaw 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
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Homeshaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Homeshaw occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Homeshaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Homeshaw are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Homeshaw is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 57 percent reside, Devon, where 14 percent reside and Dorset, where 14 percent reside. Besides England Homeshaw exists in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent reside.

Homeshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Homeshaw has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Homeshaw last name fell 46 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
Homshaw9312/
Emeshaw801,294/
Hamshaw80517/
Hemshaw805/
Himshaw804/
Omeshova756/
Hammesaw750/
Ahmeshova711/
Emishaw674,837/
Omesova676/
Khameshova674/
Omeshov671/
Omishav671/
Hemshew671/
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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 Homeshaw
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