Shearwater Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Shearwater Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shearwater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Shearwater Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shearwater occurs most in Canada. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shearwater click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shearwater? popularity and diffusion

Shearwater is the 5,057,639th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Shearwater live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Shearwater is most widespread in Canada, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 4,605,699. In Canada Shearwater is mostly concentrated in: British Columbia, where 100 percent live. Barring Canada Shearwater is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Shearwater Last Name Statistics demography

Shearwater earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 22.44% less than the national average, earning $38,536 CAD per year.

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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 Shearwater
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