Shermam Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Shermam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Shermam (24) may also be a first name.
Shermam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shermam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shermam occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shermam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Shermam are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Shermam is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 24 people.
The last name Shermam is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 367,378. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 83 percent are found, Grand Cape Mount County, where 8 percent are found and Lofa County, where 8 percent are found. Not including Liberia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.
Shermam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shermam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shermam surname rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Shermam
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