Cognomen 谢尔比 (Shelby 
, Shelbie 
, 谢尔比) , all over the world, is a common surname. The family name 谢尔比 is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common surname, the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, and Albania. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United States, Israel, and Algeria. More prevalently, 谢尔比 is the forename as well as the last name.