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 Sheep Salary in
England
£19,655
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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
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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