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

The last name Sheels is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sheels.

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

This last name is the 6,360,413^th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Sheels occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Sheels live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Sheels is mostly found 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 occurrence of Sheels has changed over time. In England the number of people who held 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 adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.