Shephers Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Singapore

Shephers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shephers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England31:18,572,686338,250
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Shephers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shephers is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shephers.

How Common Is The Last Name Shephers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Shephers live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Shephers is most common in: Indiana, where 29 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Kentucky, where 14 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent live and Singapore, where 9 percent live.

Shephers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shephers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shephers last name grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shephers Last Name Statistics demography

Shephers earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schephers941/
Sephers9340/
Shepers9315/
Schepers8817,756/
Sheppers8817/
Sheepers8812/
Shephars882/
Seyphers882/
Sepers86463/
Schoephoers843/
Scheepers8234,619/
Scheipers821,039/
Scheppers82715/
Schiepers82633/
Schaepers82135/
Shceepers821/
Sxheepers821/
Schepeers821/
Sheappers820/
Syphers80721/
Shipers80106/
Seepers8055/
Siepers8045/
Shapers8028/
Cephers8020/
Siphers8020/
Chepers8013/
Seppers8012/
Shefers802/
Sepehrs802/
Scepers801/
Sepears800/
Seipers800/
Sophers800/
Scheeppers7818/
Schoeppers787/
Schieppers782/
Jscheepers781/
Scheepeers781/
Schäpers751,089/
Schefers75339/
Scyphers75275/
Schapers75230/
Shippers75107/
Schipers7515/
Sheffers7513/
Cheipers7511/
Sceepers757/
Schépers756/
Shoppers752/
Shaefers752/
Schepars752/
Cyhphers751/
Schepors751/
Sehppers751/
Shappers751/
Soyphers751/
Sciphers750/
Sephairs750/
Sayphers750/
Chyphers750/
Shapfers750/
Siepiers750/
Schippers7110,602/
Scheffers714,426/
Schaefers711,955/
Schoppers71336/
Sefers71193/
Sopers71107/
Sipers7177/
Sapers7169/
Scheifers7156/
Scheefers7135/
Schiefers7120/
Schappers7110/
Shaeffers718/
Sheaffers717/
Cepers713/
Separs712/
Zepers712/
Schaapers711/
Scheafers711/
Schyppers711/
Sypers710/
Shieffers710/
Scheufers710/
Cyphers672,927/
Siefers67324/
Schaeffers67190/
Seifers67171/
Seffers67132/
Suipers6724/
Ciphers6719/
Shifers6718/
Scheiffers6716/
Scheaffers6714/
Shafers677/
Shyfers676/
Schieffers675/
Zephyrs673/
Chipers673/
Ceepers671/
Ceppers671/
Zyphers671/
Scefers671/
Sippers671/
Sypiers671/
Scheeffers671/
Schoeffers671/
Safeers671/
Seafers670/
Syphirs670/
Sappers670/
Seefers670/
Cespers670/

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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 Shephers
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