Scanlen Surname
Approximately 271 people bear this surname
Scanlen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 157 | 1:345,081 | 31,817 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 1:105,310 | 13,865 |
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 169 | 1:297,152 | 23,646 |
Scanlen Demographics
Average Scanlen Salary in
United States
$22,917 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Scanlen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scanlen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Scanlen occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Scanlen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 961,438th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname Scanlen occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Scanlen reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Scanlen is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 345,081. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 32 percent live, Western Cape, where 24 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 16 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 16 percent live and Uganda, where 12 percent live.
Scanlen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Scanlen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scanlen surname decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 74 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Scanlen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Scanlen surname is principally Anglican (55%) in Ireland.
The amount Scanlen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.18% more than the national average, earning R 442,428 per year and in United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scanlein | 93 | 0 | / |
| Scanlean | 93 | 0 | / |
| Schanlen | 93 | 0 | / |
| Canlen | 92 | 3 | / |
| Scanln | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sanlen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Scanlin | 86 | 827 | / |
| Sanlien | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sconlen | 86 | 0 | / |
| Skanlen | 86 | 0 | / |
| Seanlen | 86 | 0 | / |
| Scanling | 80 | 22 | / |
| Scanlain | 80 | 5 | / |
| Scanláin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scanline | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schanlin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sahnlein | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scanlion | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schonlen | 80 | 0 | / |
| Conlen | 77 | 325 | / |
| Canlin | 77 | 153 | / |
| Sanlin | 77 | 114 | / |
| Janlen | 77 | 34 | / |
| Sonlen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scannláin | 75 | 6 | / |
| Scannlain | 75 | 3 | / |
| Schonlein | 75 | 2 | / |
| Scanlling | 75 | 0 | / |
| Schconlen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sanlain | 71 | 243 | / |
| Sohnlen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Janlean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Janleng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanluin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sannlin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sconlin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cannlin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Canllin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Seanlin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Coonlen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Skanlin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sohnlein | 67 | 78 | / |
| Skanlayn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Janleang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Conln | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seinlein | 67 | 0 | / |
| Conlehen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sanellin | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Scanlen
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