Shelek Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Shelek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Israel381:225,20121,188
India251:30,682,615377,978
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Shelek Last Name Facts

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

Shelek (Hindi: शेलेक, Marathi: शेळेक, Russian: Шелек) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,537,949th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname Shelek is mostly found in Asia, where 49 percent of Shelek are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 5,753,316. In The United States Shelek is primarily concentrated in: West Virginia, where 71 percent reside, Ohio, where 14 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 28 percent reside and India, where 19 percent reside.

Shelek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shelek has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shelek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shelek last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Shelek earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.3% less than the national average, earning $36,546 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelekh92341/
Sheleke9292/
Shellek924/
Sheleik922/
Schelek921/
Sheleek921/
Selek918,358/
Scheleck8613/
Schielek868/
Schelesk862/
Shelheke861/
Sheleske861/
Seleke8312,713/
Sheleg833,326/
Saelek831,359/
Shalek83663/
Selekh83303/
Seleck83152/
Seylek8355/
Shilek8321/
Seelek8321/
Sholek8317/
Selesk8313/
Sealek8313/
Shelyk8313/
Shelik838/
Szelek834/
Seleik833/
Sehlek831/
Seulek831/
Scheleske8016/
Scheileke8010/
Shelekova808/
Schieleck801/
Saeleik775,049/
Schalek77216/
Shelykh77162/
Cheslek7783/
Shelikh7761/
Shileke7732/
Shelike7725/
Shillek7723/
Sholekh7722/
Seeleke7716/
Schelik7711/
Selecke775/
Seileck774/
Cheilek774/
Shellik774/
Shaleek774/
Scheleg774/
Shelleg772/
Shalekh772/
Sheylik772/
Sahalek771/
Schilek771/
Shileks771/
Shehlik771/
Seleike771/
Seleskp771/
Seleukh771/
Shailek771/
Shahlek771/
Shelegh771/
Sheilex771/
Sahlekh771/
Cheleck771/
Chelekh771/
Cheylek771/
Sseleke771/
Seeleak771/
Shelhyk771/
Sieleck770/
Shaleck770/
Setleck770/
Scholek770/
Sehleck770/
Shelekhova752,622/
Salek7321,370/
Solek731,021/
Selik73958/
Silek73938/
Çelek73415/
Seleg73313/
Celek73217/
Selec73193/
Selyk7356/
Selex7328/
Šelek7323/
Sylek732/
Shelkova712,475/
Shalhekh71159/
Shalleck7156/
Schallek7143/
Schaleck7139/
Scholeck7121/
Shchelik7121/
Seelecke7111/
Selekova719/
Schollek715/
Shetlick714/
Chesleck712/
Shellick711/
Shelajke711/
Sheleigh711/
Sehielik711/
Shaileke711/
Sheaslex711/
Shaleekh711/
Schislek711/
Sehleick710/
Schelect710/
Seilleck710/
Shellieg710/
Saleck6725,300/
Shalik67996/
Scheuleac67734/
Salekh67617/
Shelegova67418/
Sholik67312/
Chelyk67283/
Chylek67277/
Selekhova67246/
Zeylek67240/
Selick67208/
Shylyk67200/
Shilik67180/
Sallek67169/
Selikh67162/
Selykh67155/
Schelkova67137/
Sholyk67108/
Saleik6791/
Chýlek6788/
Shileg6777/
Szelec6749/
Chełek6749/
Schetlick6744/
Sailek6743/
Saleek6736/
Solekh6733/
Selike6733/
Soleck6731/
Chelík6727/
Sollek6726/
Sileck6725/
Shelikova6724/
Sheeleigh6722/
Saliek6720/
Schalleck6720/
Saylek6720/
Saalek6718/
Szelik6716/
Seilyk6716/
Shelykova6715/
Seulik6713/
Selegh6713/
Sileke6710/
Sehelegue6710/
Soylek679/
Schölecke678/
Shelig677/
Suilek677/
Shilekova676/
Sielex676/
Saelik676/
Séleck676/
Select675/
Cheleg675/
Shchehlyk675/
Seleykova674/
Seluyk674/
Sheloyhke674/
Setlík674/
Zsalek674/
Soleik673/
Sealik673/
Selegs673/
Seylik672/
Soilek672/
Salekc672/
Seleag672/
Shchehlik672/
Celeke672/
Szeleg672/
Sielec672/
Saleuk672/
Sealyk672/
Selgik672/
Seelex672/
S'Alek671/
Salhek671/
Scheitlec671/
Sileik671/
Settlesks671/
Şetlek671/
Shaleg671/
Shelyx671/
Shilyk671/
Schelegue671/
Seleac671/
Seleckova671/
Selecs671/
Celeks671/
Salegk671/
Seleqe671/
Shilex671/
Sahlyk671/
Zeilek671/
Ceslek670/
Sealeg670/
Seileg670/
Selieg670/
Soleek670/

Shelek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shelek in the Hindi language
शेलेकseleka-
Shelek in the Marathi language
शेळेकseleka66.67
शेळकेselake20.51
शेलेकseleka10.26
शेलॅकseleka2.56
Shelek in the Russian language
Шелекselek-

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