Shepherdess Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shepherdess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shepherdess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Shepherdess (14) may also be a first name.

Shepherdess Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shepherdess has its highest incidence in China. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shepherdess click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shepherdess? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Shepherdess live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name on earth, held by 14 people.

This last name is most commonly used in China, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 1,367,321,566. Outside of China Shepherdess is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shepherde900/
Shephearde860/
Sheepherder820/
Cesperdes705/
Szeperdei701/
Sieperda63289/
Széperdei6047/
Siepeerda601/
Seeferder601/
Syperda5660/
Sepredi561/
Seferdy560/
Zeiferde531/

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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 Shepherdess
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