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
The surname Shetland is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shetland? popularity and diffusion
Shetland is the 2,220,661st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Shetland live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shetland is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 6,358,929. In The United States Shetland is most prevalent in: California, where 49 percent live, New York, where 18 percent live and Connecticut, where 12 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Scotland, where 4 percent live.
Shetland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shetland has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 163 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 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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