Shelt Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shelt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2671:1,357,52494,287
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Shelt (31) may also be a first name.

Shelt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shelt (Marathi: शेट, Russian: Шельт) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelt? popularity and diffusion

Shelt is the 889,654th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Shelt are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 31 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 1,357,524. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 43 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and Indiana, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 4 percent live and Iran, where 3 percent live.

Shelt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shelt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shelt surname increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shelt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shelt last name are 21.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.8% being registered with the political party.

Shelt earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.29% less than the national average, earning $33,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelte91709/
Shelts91194/
Sheldt9190/
Schelt9156/
Sheelt913/
Shielt911/
Shelth911/
Shellt910/
Selt896,479/
Shel892,461/
Scheldt83316/
Schelts83100/
Scheltz8357/
Scheult8310/
Sichelt839/
Schielt835/
Shieldt833/
Shetlet833/
Schuelt831/
Sheelts831/
Sheetlt831/
Shellet830/
Shellte830/
Sheelet830/
Scheilt830/
Sheeltz830/
Shell8020,926/
Sheel8012,626/
Shiel803,844/
Sheil802,675/
Shele802,073/
Shelp80790/
Shilt80326/
Selth80221/
Sheal80212/
Selte80119/
Seelt8082/
Sheld8060/
Selts8047/
Sheul8032/
Sholt8016/
Sheyl8015/
Shelh8014/
Chelt8014/
Suelt8010/
Shehl809/
Seldt809/
Shalt807/
Shylt805/
Shhel802/
Scelt801/
Soelt801/
Sielt801/
Shesl801/
Shetl801/
Seltt801/
Seilt801/
Sealt800/
Saelt800/
Schieldt7771/
Shchelts776/
Scheltte772/
Scheiltz771/
Sheltova771/
Schelths771/
Schheltz770/
Scheiltt770/
Schellts770/
Schoeldt770/
Shellett770/
Scheldts770/
Sheilett770/
Shield736,006/
Scheil732,090/
Scheld731,921/
Schilt731,867/
Shiell731,493/
Sichel731,483/
Shilts731,180/
Sechel73930/
Shelle73571/
Scheul73432/
Shiltz73335/
Sellet73309/
Sheild73305/
Sheele73278/
Schalt73240/
Sheill73216/
Shildt73216/
Sheile73196/
Scholt73148/
Søholt73108/
Seiltz7389/
Shytel7387/
Sholdt7347/
Chelte7344/
Sheldh7338/
Sychel7329/
Schült7327/
Seldte7323/
Sheall7322/
Shelds7320/
Shilte7320/
Shhele7320/
Åsholt7317/
Sealts7316/
Sheilh7316/
Shitel7315/
Schetl7314/
Shisel7312/
Sheale7311/
Sheell736/
Scheyl736/
Sheull735/
Seilet735/
Sheehl735/
Selthe734/
Shetel734/
Saheil734/
Chelts733/
Shylet733/
Shetil733/
Sehtel733/
Sheelh733/
Shysel733/
Scheal732/
Shelhe732/
Sielts732/
Sheeld732/
Sealet732/
Schelh732/
Hsuelt731/
Shylte731/
Shesil731/
Shielh731/
Sellte731/
Setlte731/
Sheasl731/
Sielte731/
Shelll731/
Schhel731/
Shheel731/
Shesel731/
Sheysl731/
Shejll731/
Sheitl731/
Sheetl731/
Sheald730/
Sealth730/
Cheltt730/
Sealte730/
Scelte730/
Shelpp730/
Sealtz730/
Scehel730/
Seltte730/
Jshell730/
Shellette712/
Shelehets711/
Sheilette710/
Shil67170,628/
Seal6746,578/
Salt6714,443/
Sele6712,414/
Solt674,858/
Schildt674,163/
Seul672,576/
Sheilds672,277/
Seil671,858/
Schield67792/
Zelt67765/
Seyl67534/
Çelt67474/
Schilte67336/
Shettel67204/
Sjøholt67188/
Scheall67160/
Celt67159/
Siellet67131/
Schettl67118/
Szechel6785/
Shessel6783/
Seychel6776/
Seld6775/
Schälte6760/
Scheitl6758/
Sellett6749/
Shaitel6747/
Secheel6746/
Schesel6746/
Schöltz6744/
Schyldt6740/
Cechelt6740/
Schüldt6737/
Schültz6734/
Seillet6731/
Selh6728/
Schehle6727/
Sylt6726/
Silt6725/
Shillet6724/
Scheeld6724/
Shieldd6721/
Sült6721/
Shelova6720/
Schoeld6718/
Shelowa6715/
Shissel6714/
Schetel6714/
Shuitel6714/
Scholdt6712/
Scheild6711/
Seltova6711/
Sechell6710/
Sheitel679/
Schaldt679/
Shesell679/
Schelcz678/
Setl676/
Schilts676/
Seitlet676/
Shelløe675/
Schöldt675/
Shailet674/
Schitel674/
Seschel674/
Shichel673/
Schiltt673/
Schalht673/
Scholth673/
Sejl673/
Seichel673/
Shheelh673/
Shyssel673/
Shealds672/
Sheesle672/
Shytell672/
Sischel672/
Schellette672/
Scholtt672/
Schyltz672/
Sichell672/
Souhiel672/
Sellete672/
Søholdt672/
Schiltd672/
Sheshyl672/
Cheltte671/
Chealte671/
Scheisl671/
Schelds671/
Schelhe671/
Schicel671/
Schylte671/
Shuiltz671/
Shisell671/
Shitlet671/
Seeselt671/
Seheele671/
Sheehle671/
Suhheel671/
Suhhiel671/
Scheill671/
Sheatel671/
Sehelle671/
Shaheil671/
Szehiel671/
Shelled671/
Schhlte671/
Schaltt671/
Shzeelh671/
Sheilhe671/
Xhlt671/
Sheelds670/
Shildts670/
Shetell670/
Shittel670/
Shildtz670/
Sheasel670/
Scheuhl670/
Shielld670/
Schehel670/
Sheilld670/
Seeleth670/
Settlet670/
Schesil670/
Schuilt670/
Sheisel670/
Shealle670/
Scheull670/

Shelt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shelt in the Marathi language
शेटseta-
Shelt in the Russian language
Шельтselt-

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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 Shelt
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