Shrapnel Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Shrapnel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shrapnel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1171:230,73221,761
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Shrapnel Last Name Facts

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

Shrapnel is more frequently found in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shrapnel? popularity and diffusion

Shrapnel is the 1,491,356th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Shrapnel live; 83 percent live in Australasia and 83 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 230,732. In Australia Shrapnel is most common in: New South Wales, where 46 percent reside, Queensland, where 21 percent reside and Victoria, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Australia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Shrapnel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shrapnel has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Shrapnel surname decreased 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shrapnel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

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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 Shrapnel
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