Schaw Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Panama

Schaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Panama311:126,2024,409
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Guatemala81:2,010,3346,458
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
England21:27,859,030389,889
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:311,9359,798
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Schaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schaw is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Schaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schaw is the 1,189,614th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Schaw live; 56 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Schaw is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 4,072,572. In The United States Schaw is primarily found in: New York, where 28 percent reside, New Jersey, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States Schaw exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Panama, where 16 percent reside and New Zealand, where 13 percent reside.

Schaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schaw surname grew 103 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Schaw last name are 3.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.25% registered with the party.

The amount Schaw earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 31.42% more than the national average, earning $56,706 USD per year and in Canada they earn 61.75% more than the national average, earning $80,360 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schauw9111/
Schawf912/
Schaws912/
Zschaw911/
Schawz911/
Shaw89808,364/
Chaw8928,098/
Schachw830/
Schow801,973/
Schaf80851/
Sahaw80118/
Shawh8049/
Chauw8043/
Chaiw8042/
Shahw8027/
Cheaw8027/
Shaaw8026/
Shawf808/
Shauw804/
Shaww804/
Sshaw804/
Chawt802/
Sjhaw802/
Shasw802/
Sheaw802/
Shhaw802/
Chawz801/
Hshaw801/
Schav801/
Shajw801/
Chayw801/
Chawp800/
Shayw800/
Schachhw771/
Saw75963,661/
Schaaf7326,035/
Schaff736,205/
Schauf732,228/
Schouw731,678/
Scheaf7326/
Schapf7325/
Schaáf7311/
Schova739/
Schows736/
Shahaw735/
Chawsh734/
Schauv733/
Schaib733/
D'Shaw733/
Schafs732/
Schasf731/
Schavp731/
Scheuw731/
Schavs731/
Chavws731/
Schaif730/
Schoww730/
Chow67255,686/
Show6737,416/
Siaw6720,560/
Shab677,021/
Chav674,284/
Sawh672,471/
Shav671,866/
Saaw671,743/
Shaf671,511/
Schauff67998/
Schaaff67760/
Sahw67639/
Chaf67557/
Schafft67468/
Sauw67204/
Schaafs67117/
Schouws67116/
Seaw67109/
Savw6729/
Schaiff6724/
Saww6710/
Sohw679/
Hsaw678/
Schaafe677/
Schahaf676/
Sjaw676/
Ssaw674/
Saiw674/
Shawová672/
Schaffs672/
Sayw672/
Sawf672/
Sajw671/
Schachf671/
Schauft671/
Schausf671/
Shaheew671/
Szaw671/
Sxaw671/
Sawp671/
Zsaw671/
Chaiwwt671/
Schauph670/
Ceaw670/
Scheaff670/
Scheafe670/
Schochw670/
Scheadf670/
Schaupf670/

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Schaw Reference & Research

Shaw FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Shaw FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Schaw
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