Shalders Surname

357,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Shalders Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Rushes [Dialectal English shalder, a kind of rush]

Shalders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3881:69,5778,251
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
England941:592,74535,632
New Zealand901:50,3158,125
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Wales61:515,75523,171
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1351:180,55814,908
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Shalders Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Rushes [Dialectal English shalder, a kind of rush]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Flemish, Scholders; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Shalders Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shalders Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shalders occurs most in Australia. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shalders? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shalders is the 357,252nd most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,172,781 people. The surname Shalders is mostly found in Oceania, where 47 percent of Shalders are found; 47 percent are found in Australasia and 47 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 388 people, or 1 in 69,577. In Australia Shalders is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 49 percent are found, New South Wales, where 26 percent are found and Western Australia, where 14 percent are found. Other than Australia this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 34 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Shalders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shalders has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Shalders last name declined 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shalders Last Name Statistics demography

Shalders earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 120.61% more than the national average, earning $95,192 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schalders949/
Shaulders941/
Salders9333/
Schaulders890/
Sholders88230/
Chalders8826/
Sallders881/
Shelders880/
Shoulders823,349/
Scholders8235/
Chailders821/
Solders8090/
Zalders808/
Saldors803/
Schoulders781/
Soldiers752/
Soulders752/
Sollders752/
Sheldors751/
Shouldars713/
Shouldors710/
Zeilders631/

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