Sheliga Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sheliga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheliga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
England11:55,718,059489,080

Sheliga (17) may also be a first name.

Sheliga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sheliga (Russian: Шелига) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheliga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,203,767th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname Sheliga is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Sheliga live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 17 people.

Sheliga is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 28 percent live, Indiana, where 14 percent live and Maryland, where 12 percent live. Outside of The United States Sheliga exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 22 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.

Sheliga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sheliga last name is chiefly Christian (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Sheliga are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Sheliga earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.71% less than the national average, earning $41,549 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sheliga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sheliga in the Russian language
Шелигаseliga-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sheliga
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