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

The surname Shales (Bengali: শৈলেস, Hindi: शलेस) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname Shales is the 433,161^st most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,178,269 people. Shales occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Shales live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shales is also the 720,105^th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 162 people.

The last name Shales is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 385 people, or 1 in 941,452. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 18 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Washington, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Shales Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shales has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 208 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 141 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shales Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shales surname are 20.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.03% registered with the political party.

The amount Shales earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.39% less than the national average, earning $42,117 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.91% more than the national average, earning $62,058 CAD per year.