Shelm Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Shelm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Shelm (61) may also be a first name.
Shelm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shelm Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shelm (Arabic: سهلم, Hindi: शेलम, Russian: Шелм) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shelm.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelm? popularity and diffusion
It is the 14,316,765th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Shelm occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Shelm are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 61 people.
Shelm is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Shelm is mostly found in: Michigan, where 100 percent are found.
Shelm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shelm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shelm last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schelm | 91 | 435 | / |
| Shelme | 91 | 6 | / |
| Sheelm | 91 | 5 | / |
| Selm | 89 | 720 | / |
| Shellem | 83 | 189 | / |
| Shetlem | 83 | 81 | / |
| Schoelm | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shelmth | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sehelmm | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sheelem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Selme | 80 | 259 | / |
| Chelm | 80 | 117 | / |
| Shalm | 80 | 50 | / |
| Saelm | 80 | 15 | / |
| Shilm | 80 | 13 | / |
| Shhlm | 80 | 9 | / |
| Seelm | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sehlm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sahlm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selmh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selmt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sholm | 80 | 0 | / |
| Shelmova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sellem | 73 | 1,530 | / |
| Schalm | 73 | 754 | / |
| Søholm | 73 | 179 | / |
| Chelme | 73 | 150 | / |
| Setlem | 73 | 134 | / |
| Schölm | 73 | 70 | / |
| Schilm | 73 | 49 | / |
| Seelem | 73 | 21 | / |
| Seilem | 73 | 17 | / |
| Åsholm | 73 | 12 | / |
| Scholm | 73 | 8 | / |
| Sealem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shailm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cheelm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shalhm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seglim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chelmh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saellm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shiolm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chellm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seylem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siselm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sheathlem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salm | 67 | 25,728 | / |
| Silm | 67 | 850 | / |
| Solm | 67 | 338 | / |
| Zelm | 67 | 268 | / |
| Shillem | 67 | 154 | / |
| Sjøholm | 67 | 103 | / |
| Sjåholm | 67 | 43 | / |
| Szellem | 67 | 40 | / |
| Celm | 67 | 27 | / |
| Chetlem | 67 | 8 | / |
| Settlem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Selmova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shailem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shahalm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Xelm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chesilm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sellemm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siellem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selmová | 67 | 1 | / |
Shelm Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shelm in the Hindi language | ||
| शेलम | selama | 50 |
| शेल्म | selma | 50 |
| Shelm in the Russian language | ||
| Шелм | selm | - |
| Shelm in the Arabic language | ||
| سهلم | shlm | - |
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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 Shelm
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