Shelven Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

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

Shelven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Shelven (16) may also be a first name.

Shelven Last Name Facts

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

Shelven is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shelven.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelven? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shelven is the 3,228,735th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Shelven are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Shelven is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

Shelven is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States Shelven is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 45 percent are found, Michigan, where 27 percent are found and Ohio, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in China, where 3 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Shelven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shelven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shelven surname rose 1,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shelven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shelven last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.

Shelven earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schelven9319/
Selven92503/
Shelvin86649/
Chelven8614/
Selveen8610/
Sholven864/
Scholven80102/
Shelving8016/
Shellvin805/
Shelvina804/
Selventh803/
Shelvine803/
Selvesen802/
Selleven801/
Sjelvgen801/
Schelvin800/
Selvin77936/
Silven77590/
Salven77155/
Solven77100/
Selvén7773/
Selvem7761/
Sylven7755/
Selvyn7739/
Selvèn771/
Celven771/
Scholvien7538/
Selvina71790/
Silvent71459/
Sileven7192/
Shalvin7139/
Solveen7124/
Selvine7118/
Selving7117/
Silvene715/
Sylvent714/
Solvien714/
Chelvin714/
Selvion714/
Silveen713/
Salveen713/
Sylvene712/
Chelvem712/
Sylvein711/
Selvyna711/
Sholvin711/
Silvien711/
Silvean711/
Salvien711/
Chilven711/
Selvyne711/
Selveem711/
Syleven710/
Shilvin710/
Scholvin67173/
Syhlvain672/
Schalvin672/
Silvesen672/
Chelvain671/
Selvigne671/
Sellevin671/
Shelbine671/
Silleven670/
Shelbain670/

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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 Shelven
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