Sherning Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sherning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sherning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
England61:9,286,343223,652
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sherning Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sherning has its highest incidence in New Zealand. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sherning.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherning? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sherning is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Sherning reside; 63 percent reside in Australasia and 63 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most frequently held in New Zealand, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 283,020. In New Zealand it is mostly concentrated in: Auckland Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including New Zealand this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scherning9431/
Shearning940/
Shernin93104/
Serning9327/
Schierning89104/
Schoerning8912/
Schaerning891/
Shernina8866/
Sharning880/
Searning880/
Shorning880/
Schernin880/
Sernin8669/
Scharning82143/
Schorning82104/
Serinning821/
Schörning821/
Chernin801,501/
Shirnin80786/
Zerning80176/
Sarning80166/
Sorning8078/
Sirning8027/
Cerning8020/
Shyrnin8011/
Shernyn805/
Sernina804/
Sernion801/
Scharningh782/
Zschörning781/
Schoernhng781/
Shirnina75692/
Shernyna758/
Schernen751/
Schirnin751/
Sornning750/
Zernin71630/
Cernin71145/
Sernen7113/
Sirnin714/
Syrnin711/
Shirnen671,037/
Shyrnyn6772/
Chernyn6772/
Sirenin6733/
Chernen6716/
Syrnina6710/
Syrenin675/
Sernend675/
Cernina673/
Ceirnin672/
Sirnina672/
Shirinnina671/
Sirnion671/
Chirnin671/
Zirning670/

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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 Sherning
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis