Shawforth Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Shawforth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
Shawforth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawforth Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shawforth is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawforth? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,034,050th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Shawforth are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 2,321,586. In England Shawforth is mostly found in: Lancashire, where 63 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 33 percent are found and Merseyside, where 4 percent are found.
Shawforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shawforth has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Shawforth last name increased 218 percent between 1881 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 Shawforth
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