Scells Surname

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

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Scells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1051:257,10223,526
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Scells Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scells is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scells? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,727,723rd most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name Scells is predominantly found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Scells are found; 94 percent are found in Australasia and 94 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Scells is most common in Australia, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 257,102. In Australia Scells is most numerous in: Queensland, where 94 percent reside, New South Wales, where 3 percent reside and Victoria, where 1 percent reside. Beside Australia Scells occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scelles92808/
Schells9262/
Sells9112,563/
Cells91782/
Schelles86323/
Schellst861/
Schuells861/
Selles839,638/
Schels831,332/
Celles83699/
Shells83692/
Chells8319/
Scills832/
Suells832/
Sels803,036/
Cels80377/
Schoelles80220/
Slls801/
Chelles77639/
Scheels77179/
Schoels77167/
Scheuls7769/
Schiels7742/
Shelles7720/
Schills7712/
Cellese7711/
Szelles775/
Schaels772/
Szellős772/
Schlles771/
Tselles771/
Shellss771/
Sselles771/
Suelles771/
Cellest771/
Selless770/
Scylles770/
Sills7312,772/
Seels73430/
Celse73239/
Saels73110/
Cills73109/
Selås7399/
Soels7394/
Chels7376/
Selse7362/
Suels7360/
Zells7357/
Selst7335/
Selss7327/
Shels7322/
Siels7322/
Ceuls7318/
Selsø7316/
Sellz7313/
Jells739/
Ciels739/
Sölls739/
Sehls738/
Gells737/
Sylls737/
Szels734/
Scles732/
Seuls732/
Schls732/
Ceels731/
Celsp731/
Scelz731/
Selsh731/
Slles731/
Selså731/
Schilles71108/
Schölles7174/
Schoelss712/
Scheelse711/
Cheelles710/
Schellez710/
Schils671,195/
Gelles671,054/
Gysels67865/
Silles67590/
Sellez67234/
Zelles67230/
Schöls67197/
Selstø67163/
Jelles67130/
Schelz67120/
Schles6792/
Ziells6760/
Chills6757/
Cilles6751/
Chelst6732/
Shills6719/
Chelse6718/
Tselsh6718/
Süllős6718/
Cellez6717/
Cls6714/
Sls6712/
Sheels679/
Shellz677/
Zoells677/
Shelse675/
Selsøe674/
Scelze674/
Seglis674/
Jellse673/
Sehlse672/
Chelhs671/
Giells671/
Scless671/
Shelsh671/
Selshe671/
Schäls671/
Sciols671/
Suills671/
Ceglis671/
Gellsh671/
Soehls670/
Cheels670/

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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 Scells
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