Shawney Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

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

Shawney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shawney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
India101:76,706,538639,611
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Shawney (128) may also be a first name.

Shawney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shawney occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shawney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shawney? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shawney is the 3,543,123rd most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Shawney are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Shawney is also the 821,896th most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 128 people.

The surname Shawney is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New Hampshire, where 65 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States Shawney exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 32 percent live and New Zealand, where 3 percent live.

Shawney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shawney has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 286 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shawney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shawney surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

Shawney earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.8% less than the national average, earning $40,648 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahawney933/
Sawney92402/
Shawne9216/
Shawny925/
Sawhney8612,296/
Shawnee8686/
Shavney8623/
Chawney8615/
Sahwney869/
Shawnie866/
Sawnney863/
Shawnea861/
Shawnay861/
Showney861/
Sawnhey861/
Sawne8343/
Sawny831/
Sahawneh802,504/
Sawhneyi805/
Saawhney802/
Sawhneey801/
Sahawner801/
Shawna77533/
Sawhny77127/
Sowney7791/
Shavne7715/
Shawni7713/
Sawhne776/
Chawne776/
Shewne772/
Sawnee771/
Sawned771/
Sahwny771/
Sabney771/
Sawneh771/
Shabne771/
Sawnie770/
Savney770/
Chowney7191/
Shownes7123/
Shawnna7118/
Shobney7113/
Sawhnay718/
Sewwney714/
Sawneeh714/
Savhney714/
Sawhnei711/
Sahwneh711/
Shavnay711/
Sawhner711/
Shaivne711/
Sahabne711/
Sawnaeh711/
Shabnei711/
Shewneh711/
Sawnycz711/
Shownee711/
Sowhney711/
Shawnai711/
Shavner711/
Shauwna710/
Chawnes710/
Showner710/
Savne672,098/
Shaabneh671,733/
Sabne67525/
Sawna6753/
Sawni6745/
Sabny6744/
Sowne672/
Sahabneh671/
Shahabne671/
Zawne671/
Sowny670/
Shabenne670/
Shawna's670/

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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 Shawney
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