Shearston Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Shearston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shearston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Shearston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shearston occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shearston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,017,195th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Shearston reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in Australia, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,799,713. In Australia it is most common in: New South Wales, where 73 percent live, Tasmania, where 13 percent live and Queensland, where 7 percent live. Other than Australia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and England, where 29 percent live.

Shearston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shearston has changed over time. In England it decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shearston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shearston surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Shearston earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.69% less than the national average, earning $35,946 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shearstone95200/
Searston94307/
Sherston94117/
Sherstone8955/
Searstone896/
Sarston883/
Serston881/
Sheerstone845/
Sherstan8255/
Sharstan8239/
Charston825/
Cherston822/
Charstone7814/
Shahrstan782/
Sheerstan781/
Shairstan781/
Scherstom781/
Sauerston780/
Chirston710/
Sherstunova7012/
Chahrstan6710/
Zarstan634/
Serstam632/
Sarstam631/
Chirstan594/
Cirstan500/

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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 Shearston
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