Shelm Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shelm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schelm91435/
Shelme916/
Sheelm915/
Selm89720/
Shellem83189/
Shetlem8381/
Schoelm832/
Shelmth831/
Sehelmm831/
Sheelem831/
Selme80259/
Chelm80117/
Shalm8050/
Saelm8015/
Shilm8013/
Shhlm809/
Seelm804/
Sehlm801/
Sahlm801/
Selmh801/
Selmt801/
Sholm800/
Shelmova771/
Sellem731,530/
Schalm73754/
Søholm73179/
Chelme73150/
Setlem73134/
Schölm7370/
Schilm7349/
Seelem7321/
Seilem7317/
Åsholm7312/
Scholm738/
Sealem732/
Shailm731/
Cheelm731/
Shalhm731/
Seglim731/
Chelmh731/
Saellm731/
Shiolm731/
Chellm731/
Seylem731/
Siselm731/
Sheathlem711/
Salm6725,728/
Silm67850/
Solm67338/
Zelm67268/
Shillem67154/
Sjøholm67103/
Sjåholm6743/
Szellem6740/
Celm6727/
Chetlem678/
Settlem675/
Selmova675/
Shailem674/
Shahalm672/
Xelm671/
Chesilm671/
Sellemm671/
Siellem671/
Selmová671/

Shelm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shelm in the Hindi language
शेलमselama50
शेल्मselma50
Shelm in the Russian language
Шелмselm-
Shelm in the Arabic language
سهلمshlm-

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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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