Shawdon Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Shawdon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shawdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:1,857,26974,552
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Shawdon Last Name Facts

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

Shawdon is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shawdon? popularity and diffusion

Shawdon is the 3,432,070th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Shawdon are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Shawdon is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,857,269. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Surrey, where 63 percent are found, Greater London, where 23 percent are found and Cambridgeshire, where 7 percent are found. Outside of England Shawdon is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Shawdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shawdon has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Shawdon last name increased 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawdon921,453/
Chawdon86175/
Shawdan863/
Shewdon862/
Showdon862/
Shawdun861/
Chawdong802/
Sowdon77114/
Savdon7737/
Sawdan7712/
Sabdon773/
Chaiwdong751/
Shabdan71153/
Chowdon7148/
Shefdon7132/
Sawdang7120/
Shewdan7110/
Sawdhan712/
Savdone712/
Shavdan712/
Sabdoon711/
Showdan711/
Shafdan711/
Shavdonova711/
Shabdun711/
Chavdon711/
Chawdang67132/
Sheewdan6712/
Seawdang677/
Chowdong671/
Showdhun671/

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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 Shawdon
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