Sheldan Surname

364,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Sheldan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheldan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine8701:5,2291,160
Canada641:575,71247,839
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Jordan161:552,65213,471
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Sheldan (246) may also be a first name.

Sheldan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sheldan (Hindi: शेलडान, Marathi: शेलडन, Russian: Шелдан) is held by more people in Palestine than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sheldan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheldan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 364,871st most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,368,601 people. The surname Sheldan occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Sheldan live; 90 percent live in West Asia and 90 percent live in Levant. It is also the 569,299th most widespread forename globally It is held by 246 people.

Sheldan is most widespread in Palestine, where it is held by 870 people, or 1 in 5,229. In Palestine Sheldan is primarily found in: Gaza Governorate, where 82 percent live, Deir al-Balah Governorate, where 18 percent live and Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 0 percent live. Other than Palestine Sheldan occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Sheldan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sheldan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sheldan surname increased 338 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheldan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sheldan last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sheldan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.93% more than the national average, earning $52,133 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheldaan931/
Sheldean930/
Seldan9223/
Sheldon8641,731/
Shaldan86262/
Sholdan8695/
Sheldam866/
Sjeldan866/
Seldang863/
Cheldan862/
Seldane861/
Shildan861/
Schildan8082/
Sheldone8080/
Scholdan8064/
Shieldon8016/
Scheldon8012/
Shelldon806/
Sheldonn801/
Selldane801/
Sheildon800/
Soldan775,565/
Seldon774,137/
Saldan771,203/
Seldam7762/
Sildan7760/
Celdan7738/
Zeldan7713/
Syldan771/
Schioldan75138/
Schoildan755/
Shaeldein753/
Shielddon751/
Shelldone751/
Saldain71250/
Saldanh71107/
Saldaan7177/
Childan7160/
Shaldon7159/
Schioldann7138/
Saldann7138/
Celdane7136/
Cheldon7123/
Saldhan7116/
Saldahn7110/
Sheldom718/
Szoldan713/
Sehldon712/
Soldain712/
Selldon712/
Shildon712/
Sheldonová711/
Sealdon711/
Schieldein710/
Childane6713/
Saldhanh673/
Shildong671/
Salhdain671/
Schaldon671/
Cheldonn671/
Cheeldon671/
Saldahan671/
Soldahan671/
Shalldon671/
Chealdon671/
Salddann671/

Sheldan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sheldan in the Hindi language
शेलडानseladana-
Sheldan in the Marathi language
शेलडनseladana80
शेलदनseladana10
शेकडनsekadana10
Sheldan in the Russian language
Шелданseldan-

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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 Sheldan
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