Shelty Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United States

Shelty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Shelty (68) may also be a first name.

Shelty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shelty has its highest incidence in India. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shelty.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelty? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shelty is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Shelty occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Shelty are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shelty is also the 1,181,159th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 68 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Shelty is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 50 percent live and Telangana, where 50 percent live. Beside India this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Shelty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shelty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shelty last name contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shealty922/
Sheelty920/
Sheilty920/
Sheltey920/
Selty9112/
Schielty860/
Shelte83709/
Shelti8315/
Shelta836/
Seltey832/
Sealty831/
Seltay831/
Shilty830/
Schelte77357/
Shelter7755/
Sheltie776/
Schelté771/
Shiltey771/
Sheelta771/
Sheltes771/
Sheltta771/
Chelthy771/
Schilty771/
Sheltez770/
Shellte770/
Selti73233/
Selte73119/
Selta7325/
Silty731/
Schelter711,294/
Scheltes71155/
Scheltis7115/
Scheltte712/
Sheltech711/
Schuelte711/
Scheltee711/
Sheltter711/
Sheltesh711/
Scheulte710/
Schielte710/
Scheltez710/
Selter671,679/
Scelta67256/
Seltit6797/
Syltøy6768/
Shilta6745/
Chelte6744/
Scelti6732/
Seldte6723/
Zealty6721/
Shilte6720/
Seltes677/
Selthe674/
Seltis674/
Shilti674/
Seltea672/
Shellette672/
Seltha672/
Chelti672/
Sellte671/
Scheelter671/
Shylte671/
Shelthead671/
Setlte671/
Seltez671/
Seltie671/
Seltio671/
Sielte671/
Suelte671/
Suelti671/
Seelta671/
Seltaj671/
Seltte670/
Celtey670/
Sheilette670/
Schellter670/
Sealte670/
Scelte670/
Cealty670/
Scheilter670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shelty
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