Screech Surname

622,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Screech Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Screech Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2441:228,35319,058
South Africa1431:378,86533,977
Australia311:870,82953,581
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Wales171:182,03112,022
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Scotland81:669,22723,443
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:128,97011,990
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Screech Last Name Facts

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

The last name Screech occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Screech? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 622,538th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 14,782,040 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Screech reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 228,353. In England it is mostly found in: Devon, where 25 percent reside, Cornwall, where 22 percent reside and Greater London, where 15 percent reside. Not including England Screech is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Screech Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Screech has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Screech surname increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Screech Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Screech earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.08% less than the national average, earning R 111,492 per year; in United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.04% more than the national average, earning $67,588 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Screetch9328/
Schreech9315/
Screch920/
Skreech861/
Schrech861/
Screach860/
Scree831/
Schreich8062/
Screes7722/
Scrich7719/
Screed772/
Scrzec772/
Skreeh771/
Screez771/
Screer771/
Screet771/
Screci771/
Scre732/
Scritch71155/
Schrich7151/
Skretch7130/
Skreych715/
Scriche714/
Screace712/
Screase711/
Screash710/
Skree67169/
Scret6714/
Skrec678/
Scrie672/
Screy672/
Screites671/
Scres671/

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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 Screech
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