Shortel Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Shortel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shortel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland281:191,20810,357
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Shortel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shortel is more frequently found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shortel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shortel is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Shortel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Shortel reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Shortel is most frequent in Scotland, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 191,208. In Scotland it is most common in: City of Edinburgh, where 57 percent are found, West Lothian, where 21 percent are found and Fife, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Scotland this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Shortel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shortel has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname rose 467 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 85 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shortel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Shortel last name is primarily Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

Shortel earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.72% less than the national average, earning $33,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shortell931,267/
Sortel9213/
Shortl921/
Shorttell881/
Schortell880/
Shorttehl880/
Shartel8662/
Shertel8627/
Sortell866/
Shortil861/
Sourtel860/
Schertel80945/
Shartiel80746/
Schartel80357/
Shortill80197/
Schärtel8092/
Shartell8012/
Shertiel804/
Shertell803/
Sertel774,057/
Surtel77507/
Sartel77212/
Zortel778/
Sortil774/
Shorthill75123/
Schertell75116/
Schaertel7552/
Scherdtel7516/
Scherrtel751/
Schartell750/
Sartell71489/
Schertl71389/
Schartl71228/
Sartiel71128/
Schärtl71124/
Sarteel7191/
Sertell7165/
Surtell7124/
Schurtl7120/
Chartel7117/
Szertel719/
Shartil712/
Surteel711/
Sertl67411/
Schaertl67111/
Schartelová6717/
Chartell674/
Seurtell670/

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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 Shortel
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