Shell Surname
Approximately 20,926 people bear this surname
Shell Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Shell (bank), in Worcestershire; dweller near a bank or ridge.
Shell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,201 | 1:22,373 | 2,813 |
| England | 950 | 1:58,651 | 7,017 |
| Australia | 549 | 1:49,172 | 6,128 |
| Iraq | 477 | 1:73,421 | 2,466 |
| Egypt | 427 | 1:215,306 | 15,336 |
| Russia | 369 | 1:390,577 | 37,915 |
| Nigeria | 364 | 1:486,656 | 24,409 |
| Canada | 252 | 1:146,213 | 14,975 |
| Bahamas | 208 | 1:1,883 | 300 |
| Afghanistan | 113 | 1:284,541 | 4,597 |
| India | 76 | 1:10,092,966 | 194,472 |
| Wales | 71 | 1:43,585 | 4,199 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| Iran | 56 | 1:1,371,116 | 56,327 |
| China | 46 | 1:29,724,382 | 1,576 |
| Brazil | 44 | 1:4,865,326 | 126,089 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Belarus | 25 | 1:380,042 | 39,396 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 1:8,506,852 | 44,204 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Hong Kong | 12 | 1:611,290 | 3,500 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Oman | 7 | 1:526,853 | 5,771 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 588 | 1:41,455 | 5,235 |
| Wales | 44 | 1:35,646 | 1,944 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,597 | 1:13,961 | 1,789 |
Shell (4,407) may also be a first name.
Shell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Shell (bank), in Worcestershire; dweller near a bank or ridge.
A hamlet in the parish of Himbledon, co. Worcester.
From Shell, a hamlet in the parish of Himbledon, co. Worcester.
Shell Demographics
Average Male Shell Height
176.43 cm
Average Female Shell Height
161.77 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Shell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shell (Arabic: الشيل, Marathi: शेल, Russian: Шелл) is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shell click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shell? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 25,741st most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 348,253 people. The surname Shell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Shell live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 103,880th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 4,407 people.
Shell is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 16,201 people, or 1 in 22,373. In The United States it is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 8 percent are found, Florida, where 6 percent are found and Texas, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 119 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.
Shell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shell surname expanded 450 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Shell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Shell surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (81%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Shell surname are 22.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.43% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Shell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 157.6% more than the national average, earning R 612,156 per year; in United States they earn 4.26% less than the national average, earning $41,313 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.82% more than the national average, earning $72,448 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shell Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shell in the Marathi language | ||
| शेल | sela | 83.33 |
| शेलाल | selala | 16.67 |
| Shell in the Russian language | ||
| Шелл | sell | - |
| Shell in the Arabic language | ||
| الشيل | alshyl | - |
| شل | shl | - |
| شيل | shyl | - |
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Shell Reference & Research
Shell DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Shell FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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- 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 Shell
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