Shakesshaft Surname

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

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Shakesshaft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Shakesshaft Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Shakesshaft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shakesshaft is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakesshaft? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Shakesshaft live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Midlands, where 80 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 20 percent live. Excluding England Shakesshaft exists in one country. It is also common in Ireland, where 17 percent live.

Shakesshaft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shakesshaft has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shakeshaft951,528/
Shakesahft862/
Shakeshaff860/
Shokeshaft860/
Shakeshaw800/
Shakeshova761/
Sakeshova7012/
Shakeshov703/
Shakesova701/
Shakishova672/
Sakeshov6331/
Sakesova639/
Shakesov632/
Shaykhishova611/
Shakishov6025/
Chakeshov6015/
Shokeshov607/
Satkeshov603/
Sakesov5633/
Zakeshov5316/
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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 Shakesshaft
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