Shele Surname
Approximately 2,073 people bear this surname
Shele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 910 | 1:81,186 | 9,366 |
| India | 867 | 1:884,735 | 38,614 |
| Albania | 80 | 1:36,426 | 5,339 |
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| Zambia | 45 | 1:352,220 | 18,524 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
Shele (1,995) may also be a first name.
Shele Demographics
Average Shele Salary in
United States
$18,219 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shele (Hindi: शेले, Marathi: शेले, Russian: Шеле) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shele? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 201,183rd most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,515,459 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Shele reside; 44 percent reside in Central Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 169,261st most common given name in the world, held by 1,995 people.
The surname Shele is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 910 people, or 1 in 81,186. Apart from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in India, where 42 percent are found and Albania, where 4 percent are found.
Shele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shele has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shele last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shele Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Shele earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 70.98% less than the national average, earning R 68,964 per year and in United States they earn 57.78% less than the national average, earning $18,219 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shele Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shele in the Hindi language | ||
| शेले | sele | - |
| Shele in the Marathi language | ||
| शेले | sele | 88.3 |
| शेळे | sele | 10.13 |
| होले | hole | 0.31 |
| शेणे | sene | 0.16 |
| Shele in the Russian language | ||
| Шеле | sele | - |
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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 Shele
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