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Where Does The Last Name Shelman Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Shelman (Hindi: शलमान, Marathi: शेलमन, Russian: Шельман) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelman? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Shelman is the 348,836^th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,960,407 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Shelman reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,134,117^th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 73 people.

The last name Shelman is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 954 people, or 1 in 379,936. In The United States it is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 10 percent reside, Iowa, where 9 percent reside and Washington, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 3 percent reside and Ukraine, where 2 percent reside.

Shelman Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shelman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shelman last name expanded 389 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shelman Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Shelman surname are 7.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.68% registered with the party.

Shelman earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.25% less than the national average, earning $41,314 USD per year.