Shawm Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Shawm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shawm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Shawm (76) may also be a first name.

Shawm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shawm is found most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shawm? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Shawm live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shawm is also the 1,107,702nd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 76 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Shawm is most frequent in: Arizona, where 33 percent reside, Indiana, where 33 percent reside and Maine, where 33 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent reside.

Shawm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shawm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shawm surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shawm Last Name Statistics demography

Shawm earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.27% less than the national average, earning $34,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawmt914/
Sawm8948/
Sawme8024/
Sauwm8011/
Saswm801/
Showm800/
Chawm800/
Schowm731/
Sheewm731/
Showme731/
Sowm677/
Xawm671/
Sabm671/
Sewm671/
Sowme6011/
Savme602/
Seewm601/
Chowm600/
Sevehem5012/

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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 Shawm
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