Shearlaw Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Shearlaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 58 | 1:92,307 | 6,478 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 94 | 1:39,821 | 3,041 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Shearlaw Demographics
Average Shearlaw Salary in
Canada
$50,840 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Shearlaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shearlaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shearlaw is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shearlaw? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,683,218th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name Shearlaw is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Shearlaw reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 92,307. In Scotland Shearlaw is primarily concentrated in: South Ayrshire, where 38 percent reside, Scottish Borders, where 31 percent reside and East Lothian, where 10 percent reside. Not including Scotland this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 27 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.
Shearlaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shearlaw has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Shearlaw surname fell 38 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shearlaw Last Name Statistics demography
Shearlaw earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning $50,840 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherlaw | 93 | 84 | / |
| Sharlaw | 93 | 6 | / |
| Shierlaw | 88 | 118 | / |
| Sarlaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sheharlab | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sharlow | 80 | 1,185 | / |
| Shirlaw | 80 | 503 | / |
| Sherlow | 80 | 94 | / |
| Serlauw | 80 | 5 | / |
| Charlaw | 80 | 4 | / |
| Scharlow | 75 | 166 | / |
| Sharlova | 75 | 51 | / |
| Sherlova | 75 | 10 | / |
| Shierlow | 75 | 10 | / |
| Sherleaf | 75 | 5 | / |
| Searleaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sharlows | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sharlowe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sherlowe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sarlab | 71 | 98 | / |
| Sarlow | 71 | 38 | / |
| Serlow | 71 | 8 | / |
| Serlaf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Charlow | 67 | 451 | / |
| Shirlow | 67 | 302 | / |
| Sharlov | 67 | 76 | / |
| Sarlova | 67 | 44 | / |
| Cherlow | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sherlov | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sarleaf | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sirlawe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Serlova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sarlowe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sarhlaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serlowe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shearlaw
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