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Where Does The Last Name Schalk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Schalk is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schalk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 38,959^th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 540,058 people. The last name Schalk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Schalk reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 61,542^nd most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 9,929 people.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 5,480 people, or 1 in 14,691. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 34 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 9 percent are found.

Schalk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Schalk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,262 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schalk Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Schalk last name are 14.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.3% being registered with the political party.

The amount Schalk earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 26.05% less than the national average, earning R 175,728 per year; in United States they earn 5.41% more than the national average, earning $45,483 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.4% less than the national average, earning $49,483 CAD per year.