Shels Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Shels Last Name Facts

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

Shels (Russian: Шелс) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Shels is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Shels are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 32 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Shels is primarily found in: California, where 29 percent reside, New York, where 29 percent reside and Indiana, where 14 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 23 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Shels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shels surname rose 350 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shels Last Name Statistics demography

Shels earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiels917,460/
Sheils912,658/
Schels911,332/
Shells91692/
Sheals91217/
Shoels9137/
Sheles9115/
Sheels919/
Shelse915/
Shelst912/
Shelsh911/
Shaels910/
Sels893,036/
Shelest8316,992/
Shiells831,504/
Scheels83179/
Schoels83167/
Sheales83149/
Sheiles8386/
Scheuls8369/
Scheles8366/
Schells8362/
Schiels8342/
Sheills8339/
Shelles8320/
Shieles8315/
Shiehls832/
Shoeles832/
Schaels832/
Shoells831/
Shetils831/
Sheilse831/
Sichels831/
Shellss831/
Shelese830/
Shaeles830/
Scheals830/
Scheils830/
Shielss830/
Sheasls830/
Seals8020,584/
Sells8012,563/
Seles803,087/
Seils80994/
Seels80430/
Saels80110/
Selås8099/
Soels8094/
Chels8076/
Shols8072/
Selse8062/
Suels8060/
Shils8051/
Selst8035/
Selss8027/
Siels8022/
Selsø8016/
Shals8012/
Sohls809/
Sehls808/
Szels804/
Shyls803/
Seuls802/
Sahls801/
Shelz801/
Selsh801/
Selså801/
Schelles77323/
Shettles77229/
Schelest7742/
Shellest776/
Sischels773/
Shoelles772/
Schoelss772/
Schoeles771/
Schellst771/
Schuells771/
Shcheles771/
Scheelse771/
Sechells771/
Scheeles770/
Schetles770/
Schaeles770/
Schealls770/
Shitells770/
Selles739,638/
Seales734,197/
Szeles733,457/
Schols732,135/
Cheles731,593/
Sholes731,530/
Schils731,195/
Shales73794/
Shalsh73427/
Shiles73366/
Schöls73197/
Selstø73163/
Selese73139/
Schelz73120/
Scells73112/
Selest7393/
Sceals7390/
Seiles7384/
Sealls7376/
Sceles7336/
Chelst7332/
Cheals7322/
Shills7319/
Chells7319/
Chelse7318/
Sieles7318/
Shalls7317/
Sesles7312/
Shellz737/
Shyles737/
Setles736/
Seeles735/
Selsøe734/
Sohles734/
Seglis734/
Soeles734/
Shails733/
Sholls733/
Sseles733/
Saeles732/
Suells732/
Schals732/
Sitels732/
Sehlse732/
Sahals731/
Chelhs731/
Shilsh731/
Sheulz731/
Shelez731/
Shitls731/
Seless731/
Selesz731/
Sesels731/
Sehles731/
Seules731/
Schäls731/
Sheilz731/
Shayls730/
Seyles730/
Shilst730/
Shealz730/
Shoelz730/
Sceils730/
Soehls730/
Sahles730/
Setels730/
Cheels730/
Schoelles71220/
Sechelles713/
Seychells712/
Shchelest711/
Sychelles711/
Scholes679,091/
Settles677,554/
Szelest671,596/
Sols671,506/
Selz671,479/
Seychelles67897/
Scelles67808/
Chelles67639/
Sals67621/
Schales67440/
Cels67377/
Sils67353/
Settels67347/
Zels67330/
Schelch67319/
Shailes67309/
Söls67137/
Shytles67118/
Sceales67114/
Seilles67109/
Cheales6775/
Selesse6775/
Sceeles6756/
Scheilz6755/
Shalles6754/
Seitles6749/
Sholles6748/
Schiles6745/
Szeless6741/
Scholls6739/
Chelest6738/
Seilhes6738/
Schölss6738/
Schoelz6737/
Scholsz6734/
Schälss6733/
Sholehs6725/
Setless6720/
Schelze6718/
Sielsch6715/
Schills6712/
Cheiles677/
Szelles675/
Selx674/
Scheelz674/
Chelese674/
Seiglis674/
Xels673/
Sheleshova672/
Schalls672/
Chealse672/
Chelshe672/
Szellős672/
Saelehs671/
Cesells671/
Scelese671/
Shylese671/
Shihles671/
Seasles671/
Seatles671/
Seetles671/
Shailsh671/
Shayles671/
Shilese671/
Seysels671/
Schelje671/
Szelesz671/
Chesles671/
Chitels671/
Sheilch671/
Setlese671/
Sessils671/
Saehles671/
Sselles671/
Suelles671/
Syls671/
Xhls671/
Selless670/
Sjieles670/
Schoils670/
Shitles670/
Sihless670/

Shels Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shels in the Russian language
Шелсsels-

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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 Shels
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