Sherward Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Sherward Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 32 | 1:761,730 | 34,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Sherward (31) may also be a first name.
Sherward Demographics
Sherward Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sherward Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherward Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sherward is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherward? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Sherward occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Sherward are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 31 people.
This last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Sherward is mostly found in: Bedfordshire, where 25 percent live, Northamptonshire, where 25 percent live and Surrey, where 25 percent live. Not including England this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.
Sherward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sherward has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sherward surname decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sherward Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheerward | 94 | 1 | / |
| Scherward | 94 | 0 | / |
| Sherword | 88 | 1 | / |
| Saharward | 82 | 3 | / |
| Scherwart | 82 | 1 | / |
| Scharward | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sheerword | 82 | 0 | / |
| Serwart | 80 | 61 | / |
| Sirward | 80 | 0 | / |
| Servard | 80 | 0 | / |
| Scherwarth | 78 | 2 | / |
| Scharwardt | 78 | 0 | / |
| Sharvard | 75 | 6,323 | / |
| Shervart | 75 | 0 | / |
| Scherbart | 71 | 44 | / |
| Sherbarth | 71 | 18 | / |
| Scherwert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shahrvard | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sherworth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sheerbart | 71 | 0 | / |
| Scherbarth | 67 | 1,316 | / |
| Scharwarth | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sarwart | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sirvard | 67 | 3 | / |
| Servart | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sirwart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarvard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scherbartt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheerbart | 67 | 0 | / |
| Serbart | 67 | 0 | / |
| Serwert | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sherward
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