Shellew Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Shellew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shellew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Shellew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shellew is most common in Australia. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shellew? popularity and diffusion

Shellew is the 5,057,639th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Shellew reside; 80 percent reside in Australasia and 80 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

Shellew is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 2,249,642. In Australia Shellew is primarily found in: Victoria, where 58 percent are found and New South Wales, where 42 percent are found. Beside Australia Shellew is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 7 percent are found.

Shellew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shellew has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shellew surname fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shellew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellew92210/
Shellw921/
Chellew861,134/
Schelew8641/
Shellef867/
Saellew861/
Shallew860/
Selew832/
Shelleph801/
Shettlew801/
Saelew77153/
Shelev7768/
Chelew7768/
Shelef7749/
Selewe7725/
Sheleb7714/
Shellf779/
Sallew778/
Sealew775/
Sheelw775/
Shalew773/
Sellef772/
Seleuw772/
Selleb771/
Sellev771/
Shelfe771/
Sheliw771/
Sillew770/
Selw733/
Sheleph71381/
Saeliew71232/
Saeleaw7199/
Sheleva7172/
Sheleev7127/
Sealeaw7114/
Schelev7110/
Sheleaf7110/
Seeleew716/
Sheylev716/
Sheleff715/
Sheliev714/
Saeleew714/
Saeleiw714/
Shelife713/
Shielev712/
Sheelev712/
Schalew712/
Sealiew712/
Chellef712/
Sellief711/
Salheew711/
Sallewh711/
Schelwe711/
Sheleeb711/
Sheleib711/
Sielewe711/
Shellif711/
Shheleb711/
Selliwe711/
Shelief711/
Shaleaw711/
Selleva711/
Scielew711/
Schelef711/
Shalliw710/
Chillew710/
Shielef710/
Selwe67387/
Shchelev67180/
Seleb67133/
Selef6759/
Salew6755/
Silew6734/
Shalliev6731/
Scheleff6720/
Selev6717/
Scheleva6715/
Shelihwe6711/
Sheyleva678/
Seelw677/
Shelb675/
Cheeleew673/
Shehelev673/
Shelv673/
Shelf672/
Celew671/
Shealiev671/
Sheileaf671/
Sheleaff671/
Saehliew671/
Chelleev671/
Shihliew671/
Shelajwe671/
Schelief670/
Schoillw670/

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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 Shellew
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