Shed Surname

175,910th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Shed Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the ridge or division separating lands sloping in different directions; dweller at, or near, a hut or shed.

Shed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7431:487,83241,220
Pakistan5231:341,5756,832
India4241:1,809,11664,170
Iraq2101:166,7704,170
Belarus1651:57,5829,766
England1141:488,75531,416
Micronesia481:2,213446
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:203,12816,084
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4201:119,56811,675

Shed (1,152) may also be a first name.

Shed Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the ridge or division separating lands sloping in different directions; dweller at, or near, a hut or shed.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Shed Last Name Facts

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

Shed (Hindi: शेद, Marathi: शेड, Oriya: େଶଦ, Russian: Шедь) is found most in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shed? popularity and diffusion

It is the 175,910th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,994,062 people. Shed is primarily found in Asia, where 51 percent of Shed reside; 39 percent reside in South Asia and 31 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shed is also the 234,402nd most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 1,152 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 743 people, or 1 in 487,832. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 47 percent reside, Oklahoma, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 21 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.

Shed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shed has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 177 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 5 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Shed surname are 9.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.73% being registered to vote for the party.

Shed earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.7% less than the national average, earning $34,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shedd895,216/
Shead893,803/
Sheed893,491/
Sheid89367/
Sheyd89231/
Shedh8986/
Sched8982/
Shied8968/
Shhed8926/
Shedt894/
Shehd894/
Sshed894/
Sheud891/
Jshed891/
Szhed891/
Sheds890/
She86406,704/
Sed863,902/
Scheid8015,189/
Schied801,673/
Sheads80120/
Scheyd80112/
Scheed8097/
Sheydt8057/
Schead8032/
Shiedt8021/
Sheeds8019/
Saheid8019/
Sheidt8014/
Schedd806/
Sheids804/
Schedt804/
Sohied804/
Shheed804/
Sheedd803/
Shched803/
Sheidh802/
Shceid802/
Sheedh802/
Sheadd801/
Ssheed801/
Shzead801/
Shhedh801/
Shedds800/
Sheidz800/
Shedts800/
Schedz800/
Scheud800/
Sher75444,265/
Seid75360,805/
Shea7563,797/
Shee7549,546/
Sied7525,756/
Seed7522,662/
Sheu7517,151/
Seïd7512,711/
Sheh7512,319/
Shey7512,276/
Shep7511,386/
Shid7510,270/
Sead757,731/
Shet757,611/
Shei753,111/
Shie752,598/
Sihe751,474/
Seîd75674/
Seyd75630/
Ched75540/
Sedh75363/
Sihd75106/
Shej7597/
Sche7592/
Sced7568/
Shes7561/
Seud7557/
Shez7546/
Sedt7537/
Sejd7518/
Shhe7513/
Sedd7512/
Shze759/
Szed759/
Seds758/
Shyd755/
Shje752/
Sehd752/
Syhe752/
Hshe752/
Shjd752/
Hzed752/
Sedp751/
Sedz751/
Sesd751/
Shxe751/
Shge751/
Shce751/
Sjed751/
Sxed751/
Xhed751/
Xsed751/
Scheidt7312,991/
Shaheid73338/
Shedova73312/
Schiedt73295/
Scheydt7388/
Shceidt732/
Scheitd732/
Shshzed732/
Schedtz731/
Scheedz731/
Schetdt731/
Sheedts731/
Shedowa731/
Scheidd731/
Sehehed731/
Sheddss731/
Saheedh731/
Scheddt731/
Sheidth731/
Schiedh730/
Scheeds730/
Scheedt730/
Se67164,925/
Sheth6738,646/
Sheet6731,298/
Shete6713,662/
Sheer6711,221/
Shaid676,387/
Scheu675,657/
Shieh673,003/
Seeds672,457/
Schei671,734/
Schey671,560/
Shesh671,528/
Sherr671,413/
Sethe671,051/
Schie671,032/
Sheih671,011/
Shepp67750/
Sahei67641/
Shite67611/
Shhee67562/
Seidt67514/
Schee67373/
Se'ed67294/
Sheat67282/
Sheea67275/
Shest67208/
Shees67155/
Shije67151/
Schet67146/
Schea67122/
Shuid67122/
Szedő67120/
Shoid67108/
Sedth6799/
Shets6797/
Sahey6780/
Sythe6778/
Shyte6778/
Chedh6777/
Chhed6774/
Shhid6773/
Shayd6772/
Sheuh6771/
Sithe6768/
Shihe6765/
Chedd6762/
Schäd6762/
Scheh6758/
Siedt6755/
Shche6753/
Shett6747/
Sheyh6739/
Shess6738/
Sherh6736/
Sheys6735/
Sheap6734/
Chead6732/
Sheep6732/
Sheey6732/
Schedova6729/
Schej6729/
Shidh6726/
Schid6726/
Cheid6726/
Shheu6724/
Seydt6724/
Sheip6723/
Seads6722/
Shech6719/
Sihte6717/
Shiea6717/
Cheed6716/
S'Eid6714/
Shher6713/
Scheidts6712/
Sheis6712/
Soihd6712/
Sheeheed6711/
Hsheu6710/
Sheut679/
Sheph678/
Saheu678/
Shheh678/
Sheyt678/
Shiet677/
Szejd677/
Seedh677/
Shepf676/
Sheez676/
Shiey676/
Shehh675/
Scheidtz675/
Szeid675/
Sahyd675/
Shidd674/
Scehe674/
Seidd674/
Hsheh674/
Seysd674/
Siedd673/
Sehdd673/
Saihd673/
Shajd673/
Sithd673/
Sheit672/
Shejh672/
Sieds672/
Shcer672/
Schse672/
Scheidth672/
Sseid672/
Shser672/
Shihd672/
Shseu672/
Sseed672/
Seedt672/
Scied672/
Sedgy672/
Sheas671/
Sheydova671/
Sahjd671/
Jseed671/
Hsied671/
Hsihe671/
Sceed671/
Sceid671/
Shsid671/
Shouheed671/
Shget671/
Shhjd671/
Shiej671/
Sheiz671/
Seeyd671/
Sehedova671/
Sehedowa671/
Sehhe671/
Shcey671/
Sheae671/
Sheaz671/
Sshid671/
Shidt671/
Seehe671/
Sgeed671/
Sheïr671/
Sheidova671/
Shjhe671/
Shyod671/
Shyhe671/
Ssher671/
Schedová671/
Scheß671/
Sehez671/
Sehge671/
Sejæd671/
Szedz671/
Chedz671/
Cheyd671/
Shzee671/
Sajhd671/
Sheij671/
Shezt671/
Shyds671/
Shhei671/
Sheht671/
Szhid671/
Ssied671/
Zshep671/
Hseed671/
Hsher671/
Hcetd671/
Hzeed671/
Shoyd670/
Seids670/
Seidz670/
Seadd670/
Sehdt670/
Hsscheid670/
Scead670/
Sshea670/

Shed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shed in the Hindi language
शेदseda96.88
शेडseda3.13
Shed in the Marathi language
शेडseda65.71
शेदseda22.86
साहेदsaheda5.71
शाहेदsaheda5.71
Shed in the Oriya language
େଶଦesada50
େଦବୀedabi50
Shed in the Russian language
Шедьsed-

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