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/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shierley.
How Common Is The Last Name Shierley? popularity and diffusion
Shierley is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Shierley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Shierley are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Shierley is also the 364,183rd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 536 people.
The surname Shierley is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 29,494,225. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent are found.
Shierley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shierley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shierley surname decreased 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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