Shelts Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Shelts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:3,855,946211,262
England531:1,051,28451,324
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Shelts Last Name Facts

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

Shelts (Russian: Шельц) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shelts.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelts? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,210,518th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. Shelts occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Shelts live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 3,855,946. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 31 percent live, Oklahoma, where 31 percent live and Missouri, where 15 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.

Shelts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shelts has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 181 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shelts Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shelts surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Shelts surname are 35.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.35% registered with the political party.

Shelts earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.31% less than the national average, earning $36,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schelts92100/
Shielts921/
Sheelts921/
Sheults920/
Shelt91302/
Selts9147/
Shchelts866/
Schelths861/
Shellets860/
Schellts860/
Scheltse860/
Scheldts860/
Shilts831,180/
Shelte83709/
Sholts83431/
Sheltz83114/
Shalts8394/
Sheldt8390/
Shelds8320/
Sealts8316/
Chelts833/
Sheelt833/
Sielts832/
Shielt831/
Shelth831/
Suelts831/
Shellt830/
Sheltsova802/
Shelehets801/
Shields7798,677/
Sheilds772,277/
Scholts77566/
Scheltz7757/
Shylets7738/
Scheult7710/
Sichelt779/
Schilts776/
Shieldt773/
Shetlet773/
Shealds772/
Sheultz772/
Sellets772/
Schelds771/
Shoelds771/
Shoeltz771/
Shielzs771/
Shaelds771/
Shıelds771/
Sheetlt771/
Sheelds770/
Shildts770/
Shellet770/
Sholtzs770/
Shellte770/
Schalts770/
Shieltz770/
Sheelet770/
Scheilt770/
Sheeltz770/
Seltz731,249/
Salts731,166/
Shilt73326/
Solts73105/
Sheld7360/
Silts7348/
Zelts7341/
Shelc7322/
Shelz731/
Selcs731/
Seilt731/
Sealt730/
Seeletse71446/
Seltsova71376/
Schields71305/
Schieltz71209/
Sealetse7150/
Setletse7141/
Schildts7133/
Scholtsz7123/
Schueltz7115/
Shiellds716/
Shieldss713/
Sshields712/
Scholtzs712/
Sahields711/
Scheilds711/
Scheiltz711/
Sheileds711/
Sheltova711/
Shieldds711/
Scholths711/
Shillets710/
Schheltz710/
Scheiltt710/
Shellett710/
Sheilett710/
Scheultz710/
Shield676,006/
Sholtz67496/
Shiltz67335/
Sellet67309/
Sheild67305/
Shiltsova67257/
Shildt67216/
Shaltz67158/
Sueltz67146/
Schelz67120/
Seiltz6789/
Sields6766/
Silets6759/
Sholds6753/
Shilds6739/
Sheldh6738/
Shyltsova6733/
Soeltz6722/
Shilte6720/
Soilts6715/
Chilts6713/
Seltze6712/
Shellz677/
Seilet675/
Seldtsova674/
Shylet673/
Shellette672/
Sheeld672/
Seilds672/
Sealet672/
Shelci672/
Soltsz671/
Saelds671/
Cealts671/
Scelcs671/
Sheulz671/
Sealds671/
Setlte671/
Seltzz671/
Sheilz671/
Schelc671/
Sheald670/
Sheilette670/
Sealth670/
Shealz670/
Sillts670/
Shoelz670/
Sealte670/
Sholzs670/
Saalts670/
Sealtz670/
Shalds670/
Saeltz670/

Shelts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shelts in the Russian language
Шельцselc-

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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 Shelts
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