Scherlock Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Scherlock Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scherlock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Scherlock (8) may also be a first name.

Scherlock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scherlock is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherlock? popularity and diffusion

Scherlock is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Scherlock occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Scherlock are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Scherlock is also the 4,213,784th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 8 people.

Scherlock is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Scherlock is most common in: Massachusetts, where 33 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 33 percent are found and South Carolina, where 33 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 33 percent are found and Iran, where 17 percent are found.

Scherlock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scherlock has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Scherlock surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Scherlock
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