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
Shriek is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shriek.
How Common Is The Last Name Shriek? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shriek is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found 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 commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.
The surname Shriek is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Shriek is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 50 percent live and Rhode Island, where 50 percent live. Apart from The United States Shriek exists 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 through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 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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