Shaws Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Shaws Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaws Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
India51:153,413,076951,030
England41:13,929,515290,718
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Scotland141:267,3738,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Shaws (65) may also be a first name.

Shaws Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shaws is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaws? popularity and diffusion

Shaws is the 3,100,440th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Shaws is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Shaws live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shaws is also the 1,212,820th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 65 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States Shaws is mostly concentrated in: Arkansas, where 16 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Georgia, where 11 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 13 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.

Shaws Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shaws has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shaws last name fell 41 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shaws Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shaws surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Shaws earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.49% less than the national average, earning $26,971 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawsh9113/
Schaws912/
Saws8976/
Schauws8310/
Shows803,789/
Shabs8037/
Shawz806/
Chaws805/
Shafs804/
Siaws803/
Shews801/
Sawse801/
Sohws800/
Shavsh7334/
Showsh739/
Schows736/
Siawsh735/
Chawsh734/
Schews732/
Schafs732/
Sheabs732/
Shewsh732/
Shaafs731/
Sheavs731/
Shaifs731/
Shahvs731/
Showse731/
Chavws731/
Schawz731/
Shaphs731/
Schabs731/
Schavs731/
Shaffs730/
Sheafs730/
Shaubs730/
Schaafs67117/
Schouws67116/
Schaefs6748/
Sabs6723/
Sows676/
Sawz675/
Sews674/
Safs672/
Schaffs672/
Savs671/
Shahbsj671/
Schaabs670/

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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
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  • 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 Shaws
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