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 last name Shelty is found most frequently in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelty? popularity and diffusion

Shelty is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Shelty reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,181,159th most numerous first name globally, held by 68 people.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Kerala, where 50 percent are found and Telangana, where 50 percent are found. Apart from India this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Shelty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shelty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shelty surname fell 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
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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 Shelty
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