Sheel Surname
Approximately 12,626 people bear this surname
Sheel Surname Definition:
= Shiel, q.v.
Sheel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 6,669 | 1:23,895 | 1,640 |
| India | 3,508 | 1:218,662 | 12,959 |
| Pakistan | 1,257 | 1:142,119 | 3,959 |
| Iraq | 796 | 1:43,997 | 1,842 |
| United States | 151 | 1:2,400,390 | 147,856 |
| England | 75 | 1:742,907 | 41,196 |
| United Arab Emirates | 48 | 1:190,881 | 13,202 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 75 | 1:325,005 | 21,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 1:1,115,971 | 64,142 |
Sheel (5,091) may also be a first name.
Sheel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Shiel, q.v.
Sheel Demographics
Average Sheel Salary in
United States
$44,611 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sheel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sheel (Hindi: शील, Russian: Шеель) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 41,378th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 577,186 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Sheel live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sheel is also the 95,141st most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 5,091 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 6,669 people, or 1 in 23,895. Barring Bangladesh Sheel occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in India, where 28 percent live and Pakistan, where 10 percent live.
Sheel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sheel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sheel last name expanded 336 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sheel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (82%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Sheel surname are 6.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.13% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sheel earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.59% less than the national average, earning R 214,860 per year; in United States they earn 3.39% more than the national average, earning $44,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.98% more than the national average, earning $56,630 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheel in the Hindi language | ||
| शील | sila | 99.67 |
| शेएल | se'ela | 0.33 |
| Sheel in the Russian language | ||
| Шеель | seel | - |
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Footnotes
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