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Where Does The Last Name Scelly Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Scelly occurs in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scelly? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 2,293,424^th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Scelly reside; 96 percent reside in Australasia and 96 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequent in New Zealand, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 73,037. In New Zealand Scelly is mostly found in: Waikato Region, where 42 percent live, Auckland Region, where 39 percent live and Otago Region, where 10 percent live. Besides New Zealand it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Scelly Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Scelly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Scelly surname contracted 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scelly Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Scelly last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.