Shemway Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Shemway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Shemway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shemway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shemway occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemway? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shemway is the 11,742,229th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Shemway is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Shemway reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
Shemway is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Alaska, where 100 percent live.
Shemway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shemway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shemway last name fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Shemway
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