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

The surname Sheels is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 6,360,413^th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Sheels reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Sheels is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Sheels is most frequent in: Greater London, where 100 percent are found. Aside from England this last name 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 incidence of Sheels has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sheels surname contracted 64 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sheels Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sheels surname is primarily Catholic (95%) in Ireland.