Shorleson Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Shorleson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shorleson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Shorleson Last Name Facts

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

Shorleson is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shorleson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shorleson is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Shorleson reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Cheshire, where 78 percent are found, Merseyside, where 17 percent are found and Surrey, where 4 percent are found. Beside England Shorleson exists in 2 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 4 percent are found and Wales, where 4 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Shorleson
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