Shelme Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Shelme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shelme (13) may also be a first name.
Shelme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shelme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shelme (Russian: Шельме) is found most frequently in Russia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shelme.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelme? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Shelme are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.
The last name Shelme is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 67 percent are found and Kaliningrad Oblast, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Russia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shelme Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shelme in the Russian language | ||
| Шельме | selme | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shelme
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