Sheld Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Albania

Sheld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Sheld (46) may also be a first name.

Sheld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sheld (Russian: Шельд) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheld? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Sheld reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sheld is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 46 people.

The surname Sheld is most common in The United States, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 7,107,038. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 57 percent are found, Nevada, where 18 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 7 percent are found and Albania, where 2 percent are found.

Sheld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sheld has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 243 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sheld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sheld last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the party.

Sheld earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.39% more than the national average, earning $52,379 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shield916,006/
Scheld911,921/
Sheild91305/
Sheldt9190/
Sheldh9138/
Shelds9120/
Sheeld912/
Sheald910/
Shel892,461/
Seld8975/
Sheilds832,277/
Schield83792/
Scheldt83316/
Scheeld8324/
Shieldd8321/
Schoeld8318/
Scheild8311/
Shieldt833/
Shealds832/
Schelds831/
Shelled831/
Sheelds830/
Shielld830/
Sheilld830/
Shell8020,926/
Sheel8012,626/
Shiel803,844/
Sheil802,675/
Shele802,073/
Shelp80790/
Shold80333/
Shelt80302/
Sheal80212/
Shald80191/
Shild80127/
Sheul8032/
Sield8021/
Sheyl8015/
Shelh8014/
Shehl809/
Seldt809/
Sueld804/
Cheld803/
Shhel802/
Seild802/
Selld802/
Shyld802/
Shesl801/
Shetl801/
Seldz801/
Sahld801/
Seald800/
Schieldt7771/
Sheldova777/
Scheilds771/
D'Shield771/
Schoeldt770/
Scheldts770/
Schild7314,461/
Scheil732,090/
Shiell731,493/
Sichel731,483/
Sechel73930/
Shelte73709/
Shelle73571/
Scheul73432/
Schöld73299/
Schold73299/
Sheele73278/
Sheill73216/
Shildt73216/
Sheile73196/
Shelts73194/
Shytel7387/
Sields7366/
Schelt7356/
Sholdt7347/
Shilds7339/
Sychel7329/
Seldte7323/
Sheall7322/
Selled7321/
Shhele7320/
Cheeld7318/
Sheilh7316/
Shitel7315/
Schetl7314/
Sealed7314/
Shisel7312/
Sheale7311/
Sheell736/
Scheyl736/
Shildz735/
Sheull735/
Sheehl735/
Shetel734/
Saheil734/
Shetil733/
Sheelt733/
Sehtel733/
Sheelh733/
Shysel733/
Scheal732/
Shelhe732/
Shaild732/
Seilds732/
Schelh732/
Søhald732/
Shesil731/
Shielh731/
Shielt731/
Shelth731/
Sealds731/
Sheasl731/
Shelll731/
Schhel731/
Shheel731/
Shesel731/
Sheysl731/
Shejll731/
Schüld731/
Sheitl731/
Sheetl731/
Schald730/
Shelpp730/
Scehel730/
Jshell730/
Shellt730/
Shil67170,628/
Seal6746,578/
Sele6712,414/
Selt676,479/
Schildt674,163/
Seul672,576/
Seil671,858/
Sild671,301/
Sold67631/
Seyl67534/
Sald67339/
Süld67260/
Shettel67204/
Scheall67160/
Schettl67118/
Schelts67100/
Schilds6794/
Zeld6785/
Szechel6785/
Shessel6783/
Seychel6776/
Scheitl6758/
Scheltz6757/
Shaitel6747/
Secheel6746/
Schesel6746/
Schyldt6740/
Schüldt6737/
Selh6728/
Schehle6727/
Shelova6720/
Schildz6720/
Shelowa6715/
Shissel6714/
Schetel6714/
Sellhed6714/
Shuitel6714/
Scholdt6712/
Sechell6710/
Scheult6710/
Sheitel679/
Schaldt679/
Sichelt679/
Shesell679/
Schelcz678/
Setl676/
Schielt675/
Shelløe675/
Schöldt675/
Selledh674/
Schitel674/
Seschel674/
Shichel673/
Shetlet673/
Celd673/
Sejl673/
Säld673/
Seichel673/
Syld673/
Shheelh673/
Shyssel673/
Sheesle672/
Shytell672/
Sischel672/
Seeseld672/
Sichell672/
Souhiel672/
Solehed672/
Søholdt672/
Schiltd672/
Xeld672/
Sheshyl672/
Scheisl671/
Schelhe671/
Schicel671/
Schilld671/
Schuelt671/
Sisield671/
Sheelts671/
Shisell671/
Seheele671/
Shailed671/
Sheehle671/
Suhheel671/
Suhhiel671/
Scheill671/
Sheatel671/
Sehelle671/
Settled671/
Shaheil671/
Schölds671/
Szehiel671/
Shzeelh671/
Sheilhe671/
Sheetlt671/
Chealds670/
Shildts670/
Shetell670/
Shittel670/
Shildtz670/
Shellet670/
Sheasel670/
Scheuhl670/
Schehel670/
Shellte670/
Schhold670/
Schesil670/
Sheelet670/
Shillds670/
Sheisel670/
Shealle670/
Scheilt670/
Shchild670/
Scheull670/
Sheeltz670/
Cheilds670/

Sheld Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sheld in the Russian language
Шельдseld-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sheld
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