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 held by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Shearlaw click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shearlaw? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,683,218th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Shearlaw live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.
This surname is most common in Scotland, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 92,307. In Scotland Shearlaw is mostly found in: South Ayrshire, where 38 percent are found, Scottish Borders, where 31 percent are found and East Lothian, where 10 percent are found. Not including Scotland it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 27 percent are found and England, where 19 percent are found.
Shearlaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shearlaw has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Shearlaw last name decreased 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
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- 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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