Shephered Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Shephered Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shephered Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England41:13,929,515290,718
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Shephered (485) may also be a first name.

Shephered Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shephered is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shephered.

How Common Is The Last Name Shephered? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Shephered live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 385,996th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 485 people.

The surname Shephered is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Shephered is most prevalent in: Texas, where 31 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.

Shephered Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shephered has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shephered last name grew 186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shephered Last Name Statistics demography

Shephered earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 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 Shephered
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