Meyer-Scholten Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Meyer-Scholten Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Meyer & Scholten.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Meyer-Scholten Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Meyer-Scholten Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Meyer-Scholten Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Meyer-Scholten occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meyer-Scholten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meyer-Scholten is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Meyer-Scholten is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Meyer-Scholten reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Meyer-Scholten is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 3,354,394. In Germany Meyer-Scholten is most numerous in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moore Schulten641/
Mohr-Shelton621/
Moore-Shelton591/
Marsh Walton541/
Marshalldenny521/
Marsh-Hailton521/
Mirshaldin5012/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Meyer-Scholten
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