Sheepherd Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Sheepherd Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Sheepherd Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheepherd Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sheepherd is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheepherd? popularity and diffusion
Sheepherd is the 11,742,229th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sheepherd reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada Sheepherd is most common in: British Columbia, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Canada this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in China, where 50 percent reside.
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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 Sheepherd
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