Homshaw Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Homshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Homshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Homshaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Homshaw is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Homshaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Homshaw is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Homshaw live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England Homshaw is most common in: Durham, where 40 percent live, Hampshire, where 40 percent live and Devon, where 10 percent live. Besides England Homshaw is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 8 percent live and Thailand, where 8 percent live.

Homshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Homshaw has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Homsaw920/
Hamshaw86517/
Hemshaw865/
Khomsaw861/
Hounshaw800/
Emshaw7736/
Homsab7715/
Amshaw771/
Houmshowa751/
Hanshaw713,811/
Gonshaw7124/
Hamshow7115/
Khamsaw719/
Chomsab714/
Ummshaw711/
Jomshab711/
Omshova711/
Jamshaw710/
Gumshaw710/
Khomsova672/
Chomchow671/
Omsab671/
Hanshaaw671/
Hansshaw671/
Otenshaw671/
Hannshaw670/
Heunshaw670/

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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
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  • 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 Homshaw
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