Shawns Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Shawns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shawns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Shawns (15) may also be a first name.

Shawns Last Name Facts

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

Shawns is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shawns.

How Common Is The Last Name Shawns? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shawns is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Shawns is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Shawns live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shawns is also the 2,900,335th most frequent forename on earth, borne by 15 people.

Shawns is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most frequent in: Oklahoma, where 40 percent reside, Washington, where 40 percent reside and Indiana, where 20 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Shawns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shawns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shawns surname fell 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawns910/
Showns8318/
Sawins836/
Chawns830/
Sauwens77288/
Showens7782/
Shabins770/
Sowns730/
Sabins67632/
Chowns67388/
Sabens67259/
Sowins6726/
Sewins677/
Sawims672/
Shavnz671/
Seavns671/
Sewens670/
Saubens6277/
Souwens6263/
Chowins6255/
Seavens621/
Chouwns620/
Shobins620/
Zowns550/
Scheyvens5327/
Sawinzowa531/
Scheijvens5092/
Zabins5034/
Sowinz507/
Sobins503/
Sobens501/
Ceavns501/

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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 Shawns
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