Sherpherd Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Sherpherd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sherpherd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Sherpherd (794) may also be a first name.

Sherpherd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sherpherd is found most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sherpherd.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherpherd? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,141,416th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Sherpherd reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 290,602nd most frequent first name on earth, borne by 794 people.

The last name Sherpherd is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States Sherpherd is mostly found in: Texas, where 21 percent are found, Virginia, where 12 percent are found and Alabama, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Sherpherd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sherpherd has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 471 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sherpherd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sherpherd last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Sherpherd earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.11% less than the national average, earning $28,433 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sherperd9413/
Sherpher941/
Sherphard898/
Sherpperd891/
Sherper8819/
Sherpard8251/
Scherper8225/
Shearper821/
Sherpert821/
Sherferd821/
Serper80638/
Zscherper78132/
Sherppard785/
Scherpper781/
Serpier7526/
Sherfer7512/
Serphir751/
Serferd750/
Cherper750/
Scherfer71123/
Sherffer713/
Sharpard713/
Sherford710/
Serperova6723/
Serfer6720/
Cerper677/
Scherffer674/
Schierfer672/
Shahrpard671/
Sharppard671/
Scherford671/
Scheirfer670/

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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 Sherpherd
  • 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