Shep Surname

45,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Shep Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast8,4371:2,735270
India2,6181:292,99716,564
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Russia601:2,402,051140,927
England351:1,591,94567,242
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Shep (1,130) may also be a first name.

Shep Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shep (Hindi: शेप, Marathi: शेप, Russian: Шеп, Tibetan: ཤིབ་) has its highest incidence in The Ivory Coast. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shep? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 45,566th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 640,044 people. Shep occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Shep are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shep is also the 236,919th most common first name internationally, held by 1,130 people.

Shep is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 8,437 people, or 1 in 2,735. In The Ivory Coast Shep is primarily found in: Zanzan District, where 51 percent live, Savanes District, where 14 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 8 percent live. Besides The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Shep Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shep has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shep last name expanded 261 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 583 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shep Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Shep surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shep earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 8.43% less than the national average, earning $39,513 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.69% more than the national average, earning $72,878 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schep891,581/
Sheps891,465/
Shepp89750/
Shepe89412/
Shepz8961/
Sheap8934/
Sheep8932/
Sheip8923/
Sheph898/
Shepf896/
Shiep892/
Zshep891/
Sheup890/
She86406,704/
Sep865,677/
Schepp803,604/
Sheppe80200/
Shepps80198/
Scheip8086/
Schepf8086/
Sheipe8079/
Schiep8056/
Schept8049/
Sheeps8017/
Sheapp8011/
Scheep8010/
Shephe805/
Shchep805/
Sheepe803/
Sheaps803/
Schetp801/
Scheap801/
Scheup800/
Sheasp800/
Sheape800/
Shepft800/
Sheupp800/
Sheepp800/
Scheph800/
Sher75444,265/
Shea7563,797/
Shee7549,546/
Sepe7517,323/
Sheu7517,151/
Sheh7512,319/
Shey7512,276/
Siep758,874/
Shet757,611/
Sepp756,423/
Seip754,404/
Shei753,111/
Shie752,598/
Shed752,434/
Seph752,267/
Szep751,866/
Sept751,686/
Sihe751,474/
Ship751,440/
Shyp75794/
Shev75640/
Chep75592/
Seep75445/
Sheb75437/
Seps75144/
Shej7597/
Sche7592/
Shes7561/
Sepz7560/
Seap7556/
Shez7546/
Seup7520/
Shhe7513/
Shze759/
Setp755/
Scep754/
Sjep754/
Sejp753/
Sehp753/
Shje752/
Syhe752/
Hshe752/
Seyp751/
Sepf751/
Ssep751/
Hsep751/
Sedp751/
Sesp751/
Shxe751/
Sihp751/
Shge751/
Shjp751/
Shce751/
Syhp751/
Zsep751/
Xhep751/
Xsep751/
Shepova7353/
Scheipe7353/
Scheips7347/
Scheppf7319/
Schiepp7316/
Shohiep739/
Scheepz733/
Schepss732/
Scheepf731/
Scheeps731/
Scheipt731/
Scheisp731/
Schiepf731/
Shcheps731/
Se67164,925/
Sheet6731,298/
Shipp6719,112/
Sheer6711,221/
Scheu675,657/
Shedd675,216/
Shipe674,229/
Seipp673,874/
Shead673,803/
Sheed673,491/
Shieh673,003/
Seepe672,705/
Chepe672,674/
Schei671,734/
Siepe671,589/
Schey671,560/
Shesh671,528/
Sherr671,413/
Schie671,032/
Sheih671,011/
Sahei67641/
Shhee67562/
Shoip67447/
Schee67373/
Sheab67370/
Sheid67367/
Seipt67366/
Schip67325/
Cheap67311/
Seppe67311/
Szepe67298/
Shehb67291/
Sheat67282/
Sheea67275/
Scheb67242/
Sheyd67231/
Shest67208/
Szeip67190/
Jseph67185/
Sheeb67170/
Shees67155/
Shije67151/
Seipe67142/
Schea67122/
Sheev67120/
Sheib67119/
Seape67103/
Shets6797/
Shedh6786/
Sahey6780/
Sheuh6771/
Sieps6769/
Shihe6765/
Chepp6760/
Scheh6758/
Shaip6757/
Shche6753/
Shett6747/
Sephe6741/
Sheyh6739/
Shess6738/
Sherh6736/
Sheys6735/
Shebs6733/
Schepova6732/
Sheey6732/
Siepp6732/
Schej6729/
Shhed6726/
Shheu6724/
Seypt6722/
Cheep6721/
Cheps6721/
Shech6719/
Seype6718/
Sejpt6718/
Shiea6717/
Cheph6717/
Shebh6714/
Sheipova6714/
Shieb6713/
Shher6713/
Chept6713/
Shypp6712/
Sheis6712/
Scepe6712/
Hcepe6711/
Siphe6710/
Sespe6710/
Hsheu6710/
Seppt679/
Saheu678/
Sheyb678/
Szepf678/
Shheh678/
Sheyt678/
Shitp677/
Sheez676/
Shiey676/
Shiph675/
Sieph675/
Seipz675/
Shehh675/
Zsheb675/
Sepps674/
Sepht674/
Scehe674/
Sheub674/
Shedt674/
Hsheh674/
Sshed674/
Shipt673/
Seaps673/
Sehev673/
Ships672/
Sheit672/
Sheyv672/
Shejh672/
Shype672/
Shcer672/
Seitp672/
Schse672/
Cheip672/
Shser672/
Shheb672/
Shseu672/
Chepz672/
Shebz672/
Sheas671/
Sheypova671/
Ssiep671/
Chesp671/
Hsihe671/
Siepz671/
Shetb671/
Shiej671/
Sheiz671/
Shejv671/
Sedpe671/
Sehhe671/
Shcey671/
Sheae671/
Sheaz671/
Szepp671/
Ssheb671/
Seepp671/
Seeph671/
Seehe671/
Jshed671/
Sheïr671/
Shjhe671/
Shyhe671/
Ssher671/
Saihp671/
Scheß671/
Schyp671/
Sehez671/
Sehge671/
Sepss671/
Sejpp671/
Szhed671/
Szept671/
Shzee671/
Shøeb671/
Sheij671/
Shezt671/
Sephd671/
Shuip671/
Shgeb671/
Shhei671/
Sheht671/
Hsher671/
Sheds670/
Seips670/
Sheiv670/
Seupp670/
Seeps670/
Scheapps670/
Syphe670/
Seept670/
Sshea670/
Sheav670/

Shep Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shep in the Tibetan language
ཤིབ་shib-
Shep in the Hindi language
शेपsepa-
Shep in the Marathi language
शेपsepa99.95
सेपsepa0.05
Shep in the Russian language
Шепsep-

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