Sheep Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Sheep Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
Sheep (36) may also be a first name.
Sheep Demographics
Average Male Sheep Height
174.86 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sheep Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheep Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sheep (Arabic: شاته) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Sheep click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheep? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,485,539th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Sheep occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Sheep are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sheep is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 36 people.
It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,851,458. In South Africa Sheep is most frequent in: Northern Cape, where 74 percent live, Western Cape, where 11 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 5 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 13 percent live and Afghanistan, where 6 percent live.
Sheep Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sheep has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sheep surname declined 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
Sheep Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheep in the Arabic language | ||
| شاته | shath | - |
| شاة | shat | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sheep
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