Shelma Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shelma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India301:25,568,846339,406
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Shelma (1,598) may also be a first name.

Shelma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shelma (Hindi: शैलमा, Oriya: େସଲମା, Russian: Шельма, Tibetan: ཤེལ་མ་) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,136,387th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Shelma live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Shelma is also the 193,348th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 1,598 people.

The surname Shelma is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 25,568,846. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Kerala, where 80 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 10 percent reside and Odisha, where 3 percent reside. Beside India Shelma occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 31 percent reside and Ukraine, where 18 percent reside.

Shelma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shelma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shelma last name contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelmah923/
Shhelma923/
Shellma921/
Shelmas921/
Shelmat921/
Selma9115,355/
Shelmaya8611/
Schelmay866/
Schelmat864/
Shalma831,002/
Selmah83366/
Selmaj83145/
Selmai8338/
Seelma8323/
Sellma8322/
Shilma8316/
Chelma8315/
Selmay8313/
Shelmi8310/
Selmat8310/
Shelmy838/
Shelme836/
Szelma836/
Selmma834/
Shelmo834/
Selmas833/
Sahlma831/
Suelma831/
Selmaã831/
Selmaa831/
Schelmach8013/
Shellhema800/
Scholma77469/
Seilema77194/
Chelmea77171/
Chelmas7781/
Shelmet7754/
Selmash7736/
Setlema7723/
Seilmaa778/
Schalma777/
Shelmer776/
Selmach776/
Szelmat776/
Sellema775/
Shalmah772/
Chelmma771/
Shelmey771/
Sealmat771/
Sealmma771/
Shalmau771/
Shalmma771/
Chelmat771/
Shalmai771/
Shalmaj771/
Shelmis771/
Shelmit771/
Shilmat771/
Shalmay771/
Shelmie770/
Salma73216,410/
Celma733,064/
Selmo732,679/
Silma73627/
Zelma73339/
Solma73190/
Sylma738/
Schaalma71204/
Shellmer7149/
Shuilema7127/
Chelmach716/
Shelmich714/
Shelmets713/
Sichilma712/
Schallma711/
Shelmitt711/
Shitelmo711/
Salmah678,791/
Salmaa67385/
Silema67384/
Chilma67378/
Salmai67225/
Chelmo67139/
Zellma6792/
Salmma6791/
Sailma6766/
Salmau6760/
Salmay6751/
Celmea6749/
Solmay6740/
Selmou6740/
Silmat6736/
Selmos6725/
Saelmo6723/
Silmai6722/
Sjelmo6718/
Schallmea6716/
Silmaz6715/
Solmah6714/
Solmea6714/
Sellmo6714/
Scheilmes6714/
Chełma6714/
Salmea6710/
Salmha6710/
Sallma678/
Seilmi676/
Shilmi676/
Silmay674/
Silmma674/
Ssalma674/
Zsalma674/
Shilmy674/
Suilma673/
Shalmo673/
Selmey673/
Sholmo672/
Selmot672/
Silmah672/
Saalma671/
Salhma671/
Cellma671/
Celmay671/
Zelmaj671/
Scheilmer671/
Schillmat671/
Sollma671/
Setlmo671/
Szellmach671/
Sylema671/
Selmoz671/
Zeilma671/
Szylma671/
Sillma671/
Shellmitt670/

Shelma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shelma in the Tibetan language
ཤེལ་མ་shelma-
Shelma in the Hindi language
शैलमाsailama-
Shelma in the Oriya language
େସଲମାesalama-
Shelma in the Russian language
Шельмаselma-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shelma
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