Shel Surname
Approximately 2,461 people bear this surname
Shel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 1,254 | 1:114,931 | 13,855 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| India | 265 | 1:2,894,586 | 87,884 |
| Kazakhstan | 141 | 1:125,408 | 13,141 |
| Ukraine | 105 | 1:433,549 | 51,536 |
| Belarus | 47 | 1:202,150 | 25,664 |
| United States | 45 | 1:8,054,643 | 356,745 |
| Iran | 38 | 1:2,020,593 | 71,790 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 27 | 1:221,209 | 21,355 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Shel (3,122) may also be a first name.
Shel Demographics
Shel Political Affiliation
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Shel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shel (Hindi: शेल, Marathi: शेल, Russian: Шель) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shel? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 174,363rd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,961,213 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Shel live; 34 percent live in Eastern Europe and 34 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Shel is also the 128,913th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 3,122 people.
Shel is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 1,254 people, or 1 in 114,931. In Russia Shel is most numerous in: Kemerovo Oblast, where 15 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 13 percent live and Moscow, where 8 percent live. Other than Russia this surname occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 18 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.
Shel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shel surname expanded 563 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Shel surname are 3.76% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 50.53% registered to vote for the party.
Shel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.9% less than the national average, earning $38,447 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shel in the Hindi language | ||
| शेल | sela | 98.26 |
| Shel in the Marathi language | ||
| शेल | sela | 91.67 |
| शॅल | sela | 5.56 |
| हेल | hela | 2.78 |
| Shel in the Russian language | ||
| Шель | sel | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shel
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