Newshaw Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Newshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Newshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Newshaw (5) may also be a first name.

Newshaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Newshaw is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Newshaw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Newshaw is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Newshaw reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles. Newshaw is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 5 people.

The last name Newshaw is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Newshaw is primarily concentrated in: Merseyside, where 100 percent live. Not including England Newshaw is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live.

Newshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Newshaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Newshaw last name declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neshaw9235/
Newsaw921/
Neashaw862/
Neishaw861/
Kneshaw860/
Neushaw860/
Nefshaw860/
Nshaw831/
Kneeshaw801,118/
Neasheaw802/
Kneashaw800/
Nawsaw772/
Nashaw771/
Nishaw771/
Nushaw770/
Gnewaschew711/
na Shaw711/
Knushaw710/
Nowsaf625/
Nashiw622/
Nishiw621/
Nishow621/
Nahshow571/
Naashow571/
Newsoft571/
Hnevshov531/
Hnyvshova502/

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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 Newshaw
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