Sheleby Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Sheleby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheleby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Nicaragua171:354,1823,204
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sheleby Last Name Facts

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

Sheleby is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sheleby.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheleby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,580,327th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Sheleby live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States Sheleby is most numerous in: California, where 50 percent are found, South Carolina, where 28 percent are found and Nevada, where 11 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nicaragua, where 30 percent are found and Costa Rica, where 4 percent are found.

Sheleby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sheleby has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sheleby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sheleby last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sheleby earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.91% more than the national average, earning $46,995 USD per year.

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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 Sheleby
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