Surname שפלי (Shapley 
, שפלי 
) , globally, is quite a rare family name. The last name שפלי is characteristic of New Zealand, where it is a rare surname, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Very seldom, שפלי is the forename as well as the last name.