Shieldon Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Shieldon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shieldon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Shieldon (125) may also be a first name.

Shieldon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shieldon is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shieldon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shieldon is the 4,908,606th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Shieldon reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in British Isles. Shieldon is also the 832,731st most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 125 people.

Shieldon is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England Shieldon is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 53 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 27 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 13 percent are found. Barring England it occurs in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shielddon941/
Sheldon9341,731/
Shildon932/
Sheldone8880/
Shelldon886/
Shildong881/
Sheldonn881/
Shueldon881/
Sheildon880/
Shelldone821/
Sheldan80989/
Sheldom808/
Shildan801/
Sealdon801/
Syeldon801/
Sheldun800/
Sheldonová781/
Choildon751/
Sheldaan751/
Saweldon751/
Chealdon751/
Suldon7128/
Schoildan715/
Shuldan6741/
Sheldunova6741/
Sheldam676/
Sauldon672/
Sayldon671/
Souldon670/
Celledon637/
Shouldom631/
Shuldaan631/
Shelldum631/
Suldan5717,827/
Suldaan531,356/
Souldan53403/
Suldhan5324/
Sulldan531/
Suldahan50183/
Shouldam501/
Sayaldan501/
Souldang501/
Souldane501/

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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 Shieldon
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