Langenscheid Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Langenscheid Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Langenscheid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany831:969,94567,438
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Langenscheid Last Name Facts

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

The surname Langenscheid occurs most in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Langenscheid? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,727,723rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name Langenscheid is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Langenscheid reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 969,945. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 54 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 33 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent are found. Besides Germany Langenscheid exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 25 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Langenscheid
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