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

Shails (Hindi: शैलेष) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 10,311,814^th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Shails occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Shails are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shails is also the 3,159,357^th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

Shails is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Shails is mostly found in: Wiltshire, where 100 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent live and South Africa, where 33 percent live.

Shails Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shails has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shails Last Name Statistics ^demography

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