Shriek Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Shriek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
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
The surname Shriek occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Shriek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shriek? popularity and diffusion
Shriek is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Shriek are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Shriek is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used given name in the world It is held by 16 people.
The surname Shriek is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Shriek is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 50 percent live and Rhode Island, where 50 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 25 percent live.
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 last name declined 33 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 Shriek
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