Shelmer Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Shelmer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Shelmer (44) may also be a first name.
Shelmer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shelmer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shelmer (Russian: Шельмер) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Shelmer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelmer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Shelmer live; 33 percent live in North America and 17 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shelmer is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 44 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Logar, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.
Shelmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shelmer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shelmer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shelmer in the Russian language | ||
| Шельмер | selmer | - |
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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 Shelmer
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