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

The surname Sheels is most common in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname Sheels is the 6,360,413^th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Sheels occurs predominantly 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 prevalent in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Sheels is most numerous in: Greater London, where 100 percent reside. Outside of England this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Sheels Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Sheels has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the 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 devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (95%) in Ireland.