Shelvy Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

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

Shelvy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelvy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Shelvy (1,435) may also be a first name.

Shelvy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shelvy occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelvy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,478,479th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Shelvy reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shelvy is also the 205,995th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 1,435 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 2,725,255. In The United States it is most numerous in: Missouri, where 26 percent live, Mississippi, where 19 percent live and Louisiana, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States Shelvy exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Shelvy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shelvy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 242 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shelvy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shelvy last name are 23.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.67% being registered with the political party.

Shelvy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.96% less than the national average, earning $37,987 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelvey92497/
Shelvay9226/
Shelvoy920/
Selvy91892/
Shellevy861/
Shelby8321,667/
Selvey832,243/
Shelvi83101/
Sielvy8322/
Selvay8319/
Shelva8319/
Chelvy8318/
Shelve835/
Shilvy832/
Selvoy831/
Selvys830/
Shelver77528/
Selvych7714/
Shellby7712/
Shelvis7710/
Shelbey779/
Schelve777/
Shelvie775/
Sellevy774/
Chelvey772/
Schelvi771/
Shellva771/
Shelvaa771/
Shelvea771/
Shealby771/
Shelves771/
Shelvei771/
Shielby770/
Selveys770/
Shelvet770/
Seilvey770/
Shelboy770/
Selvi7330,026/
Selva7321,469/
Silvy733,175/
Selve73630/
Zelvy7324/
Sylvy734/
Shelbaya712,404/
Schelvis71723/
Shelleby7176/
Schelver7125/
Shellbey711/
Sheeleby711/
D'Shelby711/
Shelyuha711/
Shellway710/
Silvey676,452/
Selver67894/
Selves67839/
Chelvi67512/
Selvio67381/
Selvie67214/
Sealby67155/
Silvay67154/
Sielva67124/
Shilvi67117/
Selvet67114/
Silvoy6780/
Selvis6774/
Selvez6753/
Selvaa6750/
Szelva6725/
Selviz6723/
Shilby6718/
Selvee6718/
Shelbi6715/
Sielvi6714/
Shelba679/
Shilva679/
Shelbe677/
Sylvey675/
Chelve675/
Selvei674/
Shilve674/
Seilva674/
Shellbaya674/
Selvip673/
Seilby673/
Selvai672/
Seelva672/
Selvhi672/
Selveu672/
Shelue672/
Sealve672/
Zelvay672/
Selvid671/
Celvey671/
Scelva671/
Sislvy671/
Silvys671/
Shylve671/
Sealva671/
Sselva671/
Schelveis671/
Sealvi671/
Shelwi671/
Silevy671/
Silvyo671/
Seilvi671/
Selvii671/
Selvea670/
Sylvay670/

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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 Shelvy
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