Shelfer Surname
Approximately 467 people bear this surname
Shelfer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 416 | 1:871,296 | 66,093 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 72 | 1:697,482 | 45,119 |
Shelfer (10) may also be a first name.
Shelfer Demographics
Average Shelfer Salary in
United States
$47,858 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shelfer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shelfer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shelfer (Russian: Шелфер) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelfer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shelfer is the 648,005th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,605,023 people. The surname Shelfer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Shelfer are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 10 people.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 871,296. In The United States Shelfer is mostly found in: Florida, where 47 percent live, Texas, where 24 percent live and Georgia, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States Shelfer exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.
Shelfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shelfer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shelfer last name grew 578 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shelfer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shelfer last name are 5.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.68% being registered to vote for the political party.
Shelfer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.91% more than the national average, earning $47,858 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schelfer | 93 | 28 | / |
| Shielfer | 93 | 1 | / |
| Selfer | 92 | 12 | / |
| Shelfe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Schaelfer | 88 | 3 | / |
| Schellfer | 88 | 1 | / |
| Selfert | 86 | 23 | / |
| Shalfer | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shelfeh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shelfie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Szelfer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shilfer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schellffer | 82 | 0 | / |
| Schalfer | 80 | 12 | / |
| Schilfer | 80 | 9 | / |
| Scholfer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selffert | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seilfert | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shilfert | 80 | 0 | / |
| Secilfer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Salfer | 77 | 590 | / |
| Silfer | 77 | 111 | / |
| Zelfer | 77 | 51 | / |
| Shelfi | 77 | 32 | / |
| Solfer | 77 | 9 | / |
| Shelfy | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shelfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Selfjr | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schilfert | 75 | 17 | / |
| Schalffer | 75 | 4 | / |
| Schalpfer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schallfer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Salfier | 71 | 21 | / |
| Shelfit | 71 | 7 | / |
| Selfire | 71 | 4 | / |
| Schilferth | 71 | 2 | / |
| Silpfer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Solfier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silfeur | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salfeer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silferd | 71 | 0 | / |
| Zeilfer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shilpher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shelfish | 67 | 0 | / |
Shelfer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shelfer in the Russian language | ||
| Шелфер | selfer | - |
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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 Shelfer
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