Schalm Surname

450,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Schalm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schalm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2411:334,04832,981
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Brazil1381:1,551,26351,554
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
England81:6,964,757184,742
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Schalm Last Name Facts

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

Schalm is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schalm? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 450,743rd most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,665,180 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Schalm reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Schalm is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 334,048. In Germany Schalm is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 15 percent reside and Berlin, where 10 percent reside. Barring Germany Schalm exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Brazil, where 18 percent reside.

Schalm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schalm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schalm last name increased 1,194 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schalm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schalm surname are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Schalm earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning $42,699 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $52,312 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schalme9245/
Chalm91146/
Shalm9150/
Chalme83344/
Shalme8321/
Scholm838/
Shaulm831/
Shalhm831/
Shailm831/
Chhalm831/
Salm8025,728/
Shailem774/
Shahalm772/
Salme736,391/
Sailm73233/
Sallm73163/
Sialm7369/
Salmh7335/
Saalm7324/
Salmm735/
Salmt732/
Ssalm732/
Salhm731/
Cholm731/
Sahlm731/
Shelm731/
Salmì731/
Sholm730/
Shalmova715/
Schsholm714/
Søholm67179/
Sjholm6794/
Saylem6732/
Sailem6732/
Cholme6713/
Åsholm6712/
Satlem679/
Sallme677/
Sheelm675/
Sailme673/
Chollm672/
Sealem672/
Shcolm671/
Ssalme671/
Sheathlem671/
Chholm671/
Saulme671/

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Schalm Reference & Research

Schalm FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Schalm
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis