Shelwell Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Shelwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Shelwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shelwell is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shelwell.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shelwell is the 3,185,033rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Shelwell live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Shelwell is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 1,593,462. In South Africa Shelwell is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 74 percent are found, Western Cape, where 21 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent are found. Other than South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and China, where 3 percent are found.

Shelwell Last Name Statistics demography

Shelwell earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.06% less than the national average, earning R 192,336 per year.

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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 Shelwell
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