Sharpton Surname

281,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sharpton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharpton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3631:265,92725,042
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:339,31526,182

Sharpton Last Name Facts

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

Sharpton is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharpton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 281,089th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,307,754 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sharpton reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,363 people, or 1 in 265,927. In The United States Sharpton is mostly found in: Georgia, where 25 percent live, Alabama, where 13 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Sharpton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sharpton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 921 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sharpton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sharpton surname are 31.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.53% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sharpton earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.62% less than the national average, earning $41,587 USD per year.

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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 Sharpton
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