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Where Does The Last Name Shils Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shils (Hindi: शील्स, Russian: Шилс) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shils? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 2,718,172^nd most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Shils are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Shils is also the 1,590,275^th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 41 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 8,840,462. In The United States Shils is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 29 percent live, California, where 17 percent live and New York, where 17 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent live and Spain, where 4 percent live.

Shils Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Shils has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shils last name increased 513 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shils Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Shils surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shils last name are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the party.

Shils earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.3% more than the national average, earning $50,613 USD per year.