Shilelds Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Shilelds Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shilelds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Shilelds Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shilelds is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shilelds.

How Common Is The Last Name Shilelds? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Shilelds live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Shilelds is primarily concentrated in: Washington, where 40 percent are found, California, where 20 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 20 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 14 percent are found and Brazil, where 14 percent are found.

Shilelds Last Name Statistics demography

Shilelds earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shlelds931/
Silild711/
Chalelidis674/
Chilelli Dias672/
Chouiloulidis574/
Chalilidis562/
Shlultz531/
Chiele Lutz531/

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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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  • 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 Shilelds
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