Scanlin Surname

419,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Scanlin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scanlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7201:503,41542,310
Australia271:999,84158,390
Scotland241:223,07611,507
England231:2,422,52489,093
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland341:110,0955,249
England251:975,01539,671
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7811:64,3007,002

Scanlin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scanlin is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Scanlin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scanlin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 419,686th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,812,027 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Scanlin reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Scanlin is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 720 people, or 1 in 503,415. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 31 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Scotland, where 3 percent reside.

Scanlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scanlin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Scanlin surname declined 8 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it declined 8 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scanlin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (87%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Scanlin last name are 18.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Scanlin earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.28% more than the national average, earning $45,858 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.95% less than the national average, earning $40,269 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scanling9322/
Schanlin931/
Scanlion930/
Canlin92153/
Sanlin92114/
Scanln921/
Scanlling880/
Scanlen86271/
Sanlien861/
Sannlin861/
Skanlin860/
Sconlin860/
Cannlin860/
Scamlin860/
Seanlin860/
Canllin860/
Sanellin800/
Schanlen800/
Conlin778,649/
Janlin77176/
Sonlin7794/
Canlen773/
Sanlen771/
Cannellin751/
Zhanlin71339/
Jeanlin7169/
Zanglin7147/
Conlinn7123/
Janlind716/
Conllin713/
Zanlina711/
Jainlin711/
Zanhlin711/
Soonlin711/
Sconlen710/
Skanlen710/
Connlin710/
Seanlen710/
Zhanglin673,338/
Skamling676/
Zhanling672/
Conln671/
Zainelin671/
Zhannlin671/
Zhanlina671/
Schonlen670/

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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 Scanlin
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