Sherway Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Sherway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Sherway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sherway is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherway? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sherway are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most commonly used in Canada, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 100 percent reside. Besides Canada Sherway occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside.
Sherway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sherway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sherway last name declined 75 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 Sherway
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