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

Shaws is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Shaws click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaws? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,100,440th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Shaws reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,212,820th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 65 people.

The surname Shaws is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States it is primarily found in: Arkansas, where 16 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Georgia, where 11 percent are found. Not including The United States Shaws exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 13 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.

Shaws Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shaws has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 41 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shaws Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shaws last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for 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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