Sherperd Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sherperd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sherperd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sherperd (583) may also be a first name.

Sherperd Last Name Facts

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

Sherperd is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherperd? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most frequently used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Sherperd occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Sherperd live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 346,663rd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 583 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Sherperd is most frequent in: New York, where 38 percent reside, Virginia, where 25 percent reside and California, where 13 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Sherperd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sherperd has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sherperd last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sherperd Last Name Statistics demography

Sherperd earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.02% less than the national average, earning $36,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sherpherd9439/
Sherpperd941/
Sherper9319/
Sherpard8851/
Scherper8825/
Sherpher881/
Shearper881/
Sherpert881/
Serper86638/
Zscherper82132/
Sherphard828/
Sherppard825/
Scherpper821/
Serpier8026/
Cherper800/
Sharpard753/
Schirper751/
Serperova7123/
Scharpert7111/
Cerper717/
Shahrpard711/
Sharppard711/
Sirper711/
Sarpard671/
Serphir671/
Scherparth670/

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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
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  • 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 Sherperd
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