Sheep Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sheep Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Sheep (36) may also be a first name.

Sheep Last Name Facts

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

Sheep (Arabic: شاته) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheep? popularity and diffusion

Sheep is the 3,485,539th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Sheep occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Sheep live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most common forename globally, borne by 36 people.

The surname Sheep is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,851,458. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Northern Cape, where 74 percent reside, Western Cape, where 11 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 5 percent reside. Other than South Africa Sheep exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 13 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 6 percent reside.

Sheep Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sheep has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheep Last Name Statistics demography

Sheep earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.82% less than the national average, earning R 36,084 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheeps9117/
Scheep9110/
Sheepe913/
Sheepp910/
Shee8949,546/
Shep8911,386/
Seep89445/
Scheepz833/
Scheepf831/
Scheeps831/
Sheet8031,298/
Sheer8011,221/
Sheed803,491/
Seepe802,705/
Schep801,581/
Sheps801,465/
Shepp80750/
Shhee80562/
Shepe80412/
Schee80373/
Sheea80275/
Sheeb80170/
Shees80155/
Sheev80120/
Shepz8061/
Seyep8044/
Sheap8034/
Sheey8032/
Sheip8023/
Cheep8021/
Sheph808/
Shoep808/
Sejep808/
Shepf806/
Sheez806/
Shaep802/
Shiep802/
Sheae801/
Seepp801/
Seeph801/
Shzee801/
Zshep801/
Sheup800/
Seeps800/
Seept800/
She75406,704/
See7557,330/
Sep755,677/
Sheets7328,489/
Schepp733,604/
Shehap732,220/
Schoep73476/
Shehee73447/
Sheppe73200/
Shepps73198/
Shehez73192/
Shoiep73153/
Schaep73138/
Cheyep7387/
Scheip7386/
Sheesh7386/
Schepf7386/
Sheipe7379/
Seephe7362/
Schiep7356/
Schept7349/
Sheerr7339/
Schees7330/
Seepeh7321/
Sheeds7319/
Sheyev7312/
Sheapp7311/
Sheyeb738/
Cheepe736/
Shceer735/
Shephe735/
Shchep735/
Scheeb735/
Scheev734/
Scheez734/
Sheije734/
Shheed734/
Shheer734/
Sheaps733/
Sheedd733/
Sheupe732/
Shoepf732/
Sheehr732/
Szheer732/
Sieyep732/
Shseer732/
Sheedh732/
Shheeb732/
Shoepp731/
Schetp731/
Sheess731/
Shejev731/
Shejje731/
Sehehe731/
Shceet731/
Sheeab731/
Shaeph731/
Ssheed731/
Shheee731/
Shhees731/
Shheet731/
Shouep731/
Shee'e731/
Sheech731/
Sheerh731/
Shchee731/
Shzeeb731/
Sahhee731/
Scheap731/
Seyepe731/
She'er731/
Seeyap731/
Scheea731/
Shyepp731/
Sheebh731/
Showep731/
Cheepp731/
Hsheer731/
Scheup730/
Shoeph730/
Sceepe730/
Sheahe730/
Sheasp730/
Sheebs730/
Sheape730/
Shepft730/
Sheett730/
Schehe730/
Shehes730/
Sheupp730/
Scheey730/
Seehee730/
Scheph730/
Sher67444,265/
Shea6763,797/
Chee6746,776/
Seed6722,662/
Sepe6717,323/
Sheu6717,151/
Seet6712,946/
Sheh6712,319/
Shey6712,276/
Siep678,874/
Shet677,611/
Sepp676,423/
Seip674,404/
Shei673,111/
Shie672,598/
Seer672,554/
Shed672,434/
Seph672,267/
Szep671,866/
Sept671,686/
Sihe671,474/
Schoepf671,454/
Ship671,440/
Sees671,312/
Schoepp67994/
Shyp67794/
Shev67640/
Chep67592/
Saep67535/
Scheets67504/
Shajeeb67491/
Suep67449/
Sheb67437/
Soep67298/
Seez67150/
Seps67144/
Seeb67138/
Seev67118/
Siee6799/
Shej6797/
Seae6797/
Sche6792/
Scee6777/
Scheett6764/
Shes6761/
Se'e6761/
Sepz6760/
Schuepp6757/
Seap6756/
Shepova6753/
Scheipe6753/
Zeep6753/
Schoeph6749/
Scheips6747/
Shez6746/
Shaweeb6730/
Shaheee6721/
Seup6720/
Scheppf6719/
Shajeev6716/
Seey6716/
Schiepp6716/
Seea6714/
Hsee6714/
Shhe6713/
Scheups6713/
Szee6711/
Shze679/
Scheehr679/
Shojeeb679/
Shohiep679/
Ssee676/
Shayeeb676/
Shheieb676/
Setp675/
Sheeyab674/
Scep674/
Seee674/
Sjep674/
Sheehee673/
Shejeeb673/
Syep673/
Sejp673/
Suiheeb673/
Scheebs673/
Sehp673/
Scheehy672/
Schuepf672/
Shoyeeb672/
Schepss672/
Shaahee672/
Shje672/
Syhe672/
Hshe672/
Sxee672/
Hsheesh672/
Seej672/
Scehhee671/
Scheedz671/
Scheeyz671/
Scheipt671/
Scheisp671/
Schiepf671/
Shijeeb671/
Shheehy671/
Shejeev671/
Shaieeb671/
Seyp671/
Shceetz671/
Sheedts671/
Sepf671/
Xsee671/
Shcheet671/
Shcheps671/
Ssep671/
Sahweeb671/
Sehehed671/
Cheephe671/
Shheett671/
Hsep671/
Sedp671/
Sesp671/
Shxe671/
Sihp671/
Shge671/
Shheerh671/
Sheihup671/
Shjp671/
Shce671/
Syhp671/
Zsep671/
Xhep671/
Xsep671/
Chcheep671/
Chheeph671/
Cheehph671/
Cheeppe671/
Sheetts670/
Scheech670/
Schaepp670/
Scheerr670/
Scheeds670/
Sheeths670/
Schueph670/
Scheedt670/

Sheep Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sheep in the Arabic language
شاتهshath-
شاةshat-

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Footnotes

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