Shelten Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Shelten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Suriname11:552,6169,664
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:315,84124,783

Shelten (28) may also be a first name.

Shelten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shelten (Russian: Шелтен) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelten? popularity and diffusion

Shelten is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Shelten reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shelten is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 28 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 54 percent reside, Illinois, where 8 percent reside and Kentucky, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent reside.

Shelten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shelten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shelten last name contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shelten Last Name Statistics demography

Shelten earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.96% less than the national average, earning $16,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schelten9348/
Shellten930/
Selten92939/
Sheltn920/
Scheltien8824/
Scheltenn882/
Sholten8655/
Chelten8614/
Selteng865/
Sheltin865/
Shalten861/
Shilten861/
Scheltn860/
Sheltem860/
Sheltenova825/
Scholten8025,749/
Schilten8086/
Scheltin807/
Schalten804/
Sheltion804/
Shelting802/
Schülten801/
Ssholten800/
Zelten77215/
Salten77183/
Sylten7796/
Seltin7727/
Celten7727/
Solten7723/
Silten7720/
Seltyn7711/
Seltün775/
Seltén773/
Schiolten7513/
Shcheltin751/
Scheiltin751/
Schelting750/
Schildten750/
Selting71452/
Chilten7125/
Shaltin7123/
Sholtin719/
Shiltenova716/
Seltina715/
Chülten714/
Salteen713/
Saltøen713/
Seiltin711/
Saltten711/
Saltien711/
Zeilten710/
Schaltin6771/
Suileten679/
Saltn673/
Soltn671/

Shelten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shelten in the Russian language
Шелтенselten-

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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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  • 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 Shelten
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