Sheldon Forename
13,528th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 72,173 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Sheldon Forename Definition:
A Teutonic name, meaning: A shield bearer.
Sheldon Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 40,248 | 1:9,008 | 1,018 |
| Canada | 100% | 10,650 | 1:3,111 | 574 |
| South Africa | 99% | 4,163 | 1:13,099 | 2,074 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 3,573 | 1:381 | 24 |
| Kenya | - | 3,392 | 1:13,652 | 1,559 |
| England | 100% | 1,287 | 1:43,204 | 2,154 |
| Jamaica | - | 1,230 | 1:2,344 | 512 |
| India | 100% | 877 | 1:1,385,266 | 81,587 |
| Philippines | 99% | 867 | 1:122,272 | 6,419 |
| Brazil | 100% | 739 | 1:289,900 | 11,388 |
| Australia | - | 664 | 1:20,569 | 1,426 |
| Guyana | 100% | 599 | 1:1,274 | 210 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 408 | 1:75,521 | 8,273 |
| Ghana | - | 337 | 1:80,078 | 3,677 |
| China | - | 225 | 1:6,071,359 | 55,973 |
| Grenada | 100% | 218 | 1:496 | 59 |
| New Zealand | - | 216 | 1:21,000 | 1,624 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 159 | 1:1,118 | 178 |
| Barbados | - | 158 | 1:1,834 | 412 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 137 | 1:222,262 | 12,472 |
| Israel | 99% | 136 | 1:61,786 | 3,433 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 126 | 1:886 | 118 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 124 | 1:136,307 | 6,137 |
| Belize | 100% | 112 | 1:3,163 | 713 |
| Russia | 91% | 93 | 1:1,550,900 | 11,415 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 81 | 1:88,296 | 7,308 |
| Bahrain | - | 74 | 1:18,225 | 2,605 |
| Kuwait | - | 66 | 1:57,352 | 4,703 |
| Thailand | 100% | 64 | 1:1,094,778 | 38,532 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 62 | 1:168,246 | 7,350 |
| Pakistan | 63% | 59 | 1:3,294,198 | 37,546 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 57 | 1:270,593 | 14,914 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100% | 56 | 1:980 | 209 |
| Singapore | 75% | 52 | 1:120,905 | 7,686 |
| Indonesia | - | 50 | 1:5,159,273 | 202,155 |
| Germany | 100% | 45 | 1:2,148,397 | 12,101 |
| Namibia | - | 42 | 1:57,242 | 3,348 |
| British Virgin Islands | 100% | 38 | 1:822 | 162 |
| Uganda | 91% | 36 | 1:1,137,692 | 18,725 |
| Papua New Guinea | 95% | 35 | 1:232,923 | 19,496 |
| Hong Kong | - | 33 | 1:234,931 | 3,399 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 32 | 1:3,106 | 634 |
| Qatar | 100% | 26 | 1:91,139 | 11,761 |
| Scotland | 88% | 25 | 1:214,015 | 3,700 |
| Wales | 100% | 25 | 1:123,772 | 2,766 |
| Malta | - | 23 | 1:18,668 | 1,434 |
| Mexico | 100% | 22 | 1:5,642,928 | 21,540 |
| Bermuda | - | 21 | 1:3,087 | 575 |
| Honduras | 100% | 21 | 1:419,879 | 6,925 |
| Ireland | 100% | 20 | 1:232,176 | 4,019 |
| Zambia | - | 20 | 1:792,740 | 14,411 |
| France | 99% | 18 | 1:3,692,797 | 17,000 |
| Aruba | - | 17 | 1:6,105 | 1,121 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 17 | 1:2,042 | 490 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 16 | 1:828 | 130 |
| Cayman Islands | 100% | 16 | 1:3,831 | 730 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 16 | 1:376,146 | 7,303 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 14 | 1:7,839 | 1,133 |
| Colombia | - | 10 | 1:4,777,893 | 27,360 |
| American Samoa | - | 9 | 1:6,205 | 1,322 |
| Montserrat | - | 9 | 1:542 | 45 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 9 | 1:3,355,766 | 50,812 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 8 | 1:595,994 | 8,229 |
| Japan | - | 8 | 1:15,998,257 | 41,670 |
| Peru | 100% | 8 | 1:3,973,932 | 31,495 |
| Sweden | 100% | 8 | 1:1,232,238 | 22,791 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 7 | 1:263,307 | 1,965 |
| Belarus | 100% | 7 | 1:1,354,626 | 6,726 |
| Chile | 89% | 7 | 1:2,515,315 | 15,652 |
| Panama | - | 7 | 1:558,080 | 14,722 |
| Bahamas | - | 6 | 1:66,562 | 1,346 |
| Belgium | 100% | 6 | 1:1,915,007 | 18,066 |
| Ecuador | - | 6 | 1:2,954,486 | 13,743 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 6 | 1:8,538 | 1,253 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 6 | 1:1,368,916 | 14,223 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 6 | 1:8,798,053 | 38,955 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 5 | 1:35,512,872 | 242,191 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Gabon | 100% | 4 | 1:470,834 | 2,822 |
| Norway | - | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 4 | 1:23,168 | 1,192 |
| Suriname | - | 4 | 1:138,203 | 2,927 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 4 | 1:5,942,420 | 87,370 |
| Cameroon | - | 3 | 1:7,203,501 | 73,722 |
| Haiti | - | 3 | 1:3,575,651 | 30,510 |
| Italy | 95% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Congo | 100% | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Czechia | 84% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Finland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Jordan | - | 2 | 1:4,413,387 | 8,826 |
| Maldives | - | 2 | 1:216,952 | 3,781 |
| Mauritius | - | 2 | 1:648,892 | 8,630 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,655,032 | 6,915 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Poland | 50% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
Sheldon (41,731) may also be a surname.
Sheldon Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Teutonic name, meaning: A shield bearer.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Sheldon Forename Popularity
Sheldon Demographics
Average Male Sheldon Height
176.58 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 1,457 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheldon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheldon in the Russian language | ||
| Шелдон | seldon | - |
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