Scharfenberg Surname

128,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scharfenberg Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, denoting a person that comes from Scharfenberg (sharp mountain), which refers to a couple of places in Germany.

Scharfenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,6951:29,8723,932
United States6411:565,45946,482
Canada901:409,39536,056
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

The alternate forms: Schärfenberg (12) are calculated separately.

Scharfenberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, denoting a person that comes from Scharfenberg (sharp mountain), which refers to a couple of places in Germany.

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Scharfenberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scharfenberg is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Schärfenberg. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scharfenberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 128,298th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,062,124 people. The surname Scharfenberg is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Scharfenberg are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Scharfenberg is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 2,695 people, or 1 in 29,872. In Germany Scharfenberg is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside, Thuringia, where 17 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Not including Germany Scharfenberg occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Scharfenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scharfenberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scharfenberg surname increased 791 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scharfenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Scharfenberg are 21.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.03% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Scharfenberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.44% more than the national average, earning $44,634 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.32% less than the national average, earning $47,539 CAD per year.

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