Shriek Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Shriek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shriek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Shriek (16) may also be a first name.

Shriek Last Name Facts

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

Shriek is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shriek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shriek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Shriek occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Shriek live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 16 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Shriek is primarily found in: New Jersey, where 50 percent reside and Rhode Island, where 50 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 25 percent reside.

Shriek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shriek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shriek surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Shrek91411/
Shrik9112/
Sriek914/
Schrieks86106/
Schrieke8666/
Schrieck8637/
Schrik83724/
Shrikh83696/
Shreck83636/
Schrek83110/
Shrike8365/
Shrekh838/
Sshrik833/
Shriok833/
Shreke833/
Srijek833/
Shraik832/
Shrick832/
Shroek831/
Srieke831/
Shsrik831/
Shreek830/
Shreak830/
Shruik830/
Shreik830/
Schreieck80551/
Srek8065/
Srik8039/
Schriecks801/
Schriecke801/
Schreck7714,038/
Schrick772,073/
Schriks77288/
Schraik7749/
Schreek7719/
Schrikk778/
Schroek776/
Shriyak776/
Shreikh776/
Shroeck773/
Schriok773/
Shritkh772/
Schraek771/
Schreak771/
Schreik771/
Schrezk771/
Shrikhe771/
Shryeck771/
Shrique771/
Shchrek771/
Schrekk771/
Schritk771/
Shriock770/
Schrike770/
Schreke770/
Shryick770/
Schriedtke751/
Szrek73334/
Sraik7336/
Zriek7327/
Sroek7322/
Srike7319/
Sraek7315/
Shriq7313/
Shrig739/
Shruk739/
Sreek739/
Sreik733/
Srikh733/
Srekh733/
Sroik733/
Srick732/
Criek732/
Scrik732/
Sreke732/
Sreck731/
Shrix731/
Schricke71478/
Schreeck71174/
Schriock71143/
Schrickx7182/
Schreick7128/
Schritke7122/
Schricks7117/
Schreyek7112/
Shrekova7111/
Schraick718/
Schreyak716/
Schreake713/
Shreacke712/
Schrichk712/
Shrikova711/
Sch'reck711/
Schraekk711/
Schricck711/
Schroekc711/
Schroick711/
Schrueck711/
Shreyock710/
Schraeck710/
Schrreck710/
Schriiak710/
Shrouk67498/
Schreyeck67206/
Schreacke6789/
Schreg6783/
Schreiegg6781/
Srajek6780/
Schreyack6755/
Sroyek6731/
Schroeckh6729/
Srijak6727/
Schrix6725/
Schreková6724/
Shruck6722/
Shreeq679/
Screck678/
Scrick678/
Shrauk675/
Sricke675/
Crieck675/
Shrukh672/
Chreek672/
Schroweck672/
Schrec671/
Schrig671/
Shrixz671/
Shryok671/
Sreake671/
Shreig671/
Sreyak671/
Sriyak671/
Schrekova671/
Chraik671/
Schric671/
Sriyok671/
Srijsk671/
Shrigg670/
Shraig670/

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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 Shriek
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