Sheltraw Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

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

Sheltraw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheltraw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:3,698,561204,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sheltraw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sheltraw is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheltraw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,871,545th most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sheltraw reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 3,698,561. In The United States Sheltraw is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 47 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Texas, where 14 percent are found.

Sheltraw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sheltraw has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,960 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sheltraw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sheltraw surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

Sheltraw earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5% more than the national average, earning $45,305 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheltrow8820/
Cheltraw881/
Sheltrew881/
Sheldrew75198/
Chaltraw7586/
Schulte-Rawe701/
Schelle-Trouw671/
Soltroff5016/

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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
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  • 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 Sheltraw
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