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

The last name Shedrack (Marathi: शेडरीक) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shedrack click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shedrack? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 37,591st most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,279 people. The surname Shedrack is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shedrack reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 20,360th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 44,483 people.

The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6,889 people, or 1 in 7,685. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 35 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 12 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 11 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname is found 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 occurrence of Shedrack has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shedrack last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shedrack Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Shedrack last name 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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