Shetland Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Shetland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 57 | 1:6,358,929 | 302,882 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
Shetland (12) may also be a first name.
Shetland Demographics
Average Shetland Salary in
United States
$52,910 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shetland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shetland Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shetland is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shetland? popularity and diffusion
Shetland is the 2,220,661st most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Shetland reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 12 people.
Shetland is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 6,358,929. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 49 percent reside, New York, where 18 percent reside and Connecticut, where 12 percent reside. Excluding The United States Shetland exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside and Scotland, where 4 percent reside.
Shetland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shetland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shetland last name rose 163 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shetland Last Name Statistics demography
Shetland earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.62% more than the national average, earning $52,910 USD per year.
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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 Shetland
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