Shelldrake Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Shelldrake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelldrake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Shelldrake Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shelldrake is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelldrake? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Shelldrake is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Shelldrake are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Shelldrake is mostly found in: Cornwall, where 50 percent live and Greater London, where 50 percent live. Excluding England this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Shelldrake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shelldrake has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Shelldrake surname expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheldrake952,728/
Shelldrakes950/
Sheldraker900/
Sheldrak8919/
Shildrake8419/
Shaldrake842/
Sheldrack842/
Sheldrike840/
Sheldraki840/
Sheldracks800/
Schildrogt502/

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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 Shelldrake
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