Shierley Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Shierley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Shierley (536) may also be a first name.
Shierley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shierley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shierley occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shierley? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,742,229th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Shierley reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 364,183rd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 536 people.
The last name Shierley is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 29,494,225. In Malaysia Shierley is most common in: Sarawak, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent are found.
Shierley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shierley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shierley surname declined 80 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 Shierley
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