Shedrack Surname

37,591st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Shedrack Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shedrack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,8891:7,6851,005
Nigeria6,7901:26,0892,244
Kenya2881:160,34712,577
Vanuatu91:29,253714
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Shedrack (44,483) may also be a first name.

Shedrack Last Name Facts

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

Shedrack (Marathi: शेडरीक) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shedrack click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shedrack? popularity and diffusion

Shedrack is the 37,591st most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,279 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shedrack are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 20,360th most frequent first name globally It is held by 44,483 people.

It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6,889 people, or 1 in 7,685. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 35 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 12 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 48 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Shedrack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shedrack has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shedrack surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shedrack Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (90%) in Kenya and Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shedrack Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shedrack in the Marathi language
शेडरीकsedarika-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shedrack
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