Shelb Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Shelb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Shelb (123) may also be a first name.

Shelb Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shelb Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shelb occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelb? popularity and diffusion

Shelb is the 8,193,072nd most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Shelb reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shelb is also the 840,349th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 123 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most frequent in: Arkansas, where 25 percent reside, Illinois, where 25 percent reside and Kentucky, where 25 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in one country. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 20 percent reside.

Shelb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shelb has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shelb Last Name Statistics demography

Shelb earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.86% less than the national average, earning $14,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schelb911,322/
Shoelb911/
Shielb910/
Selb89510/
Schielb836/
Shchelb831/
Sheilbs831/
Shelp80790/
Shilb804/
Sahlb804/
Shelv803/
Sholb803/
Chelb802/
Selbs802/
Shalb802/
Shelf802/
Selbp801/
Seulb800/
Shelbova771/
Schelp731,067/
Schilb73530/
Shelps7312/
Shellf739/
Schalb736/
Sheelw735/
Shielf734/
Shelff733/
Sielbs732/
Shaalb732/
Shalbh732/
Shelpe732/
Sheilf731/
Selleb731/
Shelfe731/
Shellw731/
Schelv731/
Shoelp730/
Shelpp730/
Scholb730/
Shollb730/
Salb67691/
Solb67362/
Selp6741/
Selv6720/
Silb6716/
Shellew6715/
Shellep6714/
Schelpf6713/
Celb679/
Shellef677/
Sheylev676/
Zelb675/
Schielp672/
Sheelev672/
Schelpp671/
Sylb671/
Scheilf671/
Schilbs671/
Selbová671/
Šelb671/
Schelpt670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shelb
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