Shails Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Shails Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
Shails (13) may also be a first name.
Shails Demographics
Shails Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Shails Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shails Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shails (Hindi: शैलेष) is most common in England. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shails? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Shails reside; 33 percent reside in Southern Africa and 33 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Shails is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name Shails is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England it is primarily found in: Wiltshire, where 100 percent live. Barring England it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found 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 through the years. In England the number of people who held the Shails last name declined 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shails Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Shails surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shails Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shails in the Hindi language | ||
| शैलेष | sailesa | 40 |
| शैलसुता | sailasuta | 20 |
| शैलस | sailasa | 20 |
| शैल्स | sailsa | 20 |
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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 Shails
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