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

Sheels occurs most in England. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname Sheels is the 6,360,413^th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Sheels occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Sheels are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Sheels is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 100 percent are found. Not including England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Sheels Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Sheels has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sheels surname declined 64 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sheels Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sheels last name is principally Catholic (95%) in Ireland.