Sheprd Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Sheprd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheprd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Sheprd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sheprd occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheprd? popularity and diffusion

Sheprd is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Sheprd is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Sheprd reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Sheprd is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Sheprd is most frequent in: California, where 50 percent are found and Florida, where 50 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Belarus, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shephrd923/
Shepprd922/
Sheaperd867/
Schepr831/
Sheapherd804/
Sheepherd802/
Sepr801/
Sypherd77250/
Sipherd7783/
Sheeper7719/
Sheaper773/
Scheprr771/
Sheiper770/
Scheprt770/
Shepheherd750/
Chepr7348/
Seppr731/
Sejpr731/
Shipr731/
Seapr730/
Scheiper71408/
Sheprova711/
Sheapher711/
Scheaper710/
Sypher67933/
Sipher67130/
Shyper6772/
Seyper6722/
Scheprova677/
Syperd673/
Seeper672/
Scheepert671/
Scheapfer671/
Seaper670/
Seiper670/
Scheipper670/
Scheepher670/
Scheipfer670/

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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 Sheprd
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