Shepherds Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Shepherds Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Shepherds (15) may also be a first name.
Shepherds Demographics
Average Shepherds Salary in
United States
$18,071 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shepherds Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shepherds Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shepherds is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shepherds? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,718,172nd most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Shepherds are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 15 people.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States it is mostly found in: Montana, where 20 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States Shepherds occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent are found and New Zealand, where 12 percent are found.
Shepherds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shepherds has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shepherds surname increased 667 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 46 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shepherds Last Name Statistics demography
Shepherds earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 58.12% less than the national average, earning $18,071 USD per year.
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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 Shepherds
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