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Where Does The Last Name Shell Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shell (Arabic: الشيل, Marathi: शेल, Russian: Шелл) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shell? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 25,741^st most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 348,253 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Shell reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 103,880^th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 4,407 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 16,201 people, or 1 in 22,373. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Tennessee, where 8 percent are found, Florida, where 6 percent are found and Texas, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 119 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Shell Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Shell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shell last name rose 450 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shell Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shell last name is predominantly 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.43% being registered to vote for the political 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.