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 surname Shelme (Russian: Шельме) is found most in Russia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shelme.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelme? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Shelme occurs mostly 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. Shelme is also the 3,159,357th most common first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.
The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia Shelme is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 67 percent are found and Kaliningrad Oblast, where 33 percent are found. Other than Russia Shelme occurs in 3 countries. It is also found 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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