Scharfenberg Surname
Approximately 3,534 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,695 | 1:29,872 | 3,932 |
| United States | 641 | 1:565,459 | 46,482 |
| Canada | 90 | 1:409,395 | 36,056 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 81 | 1:619,984 | 41,330 |
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.
- deleted-173293Scharfenberg Demographics
Average Scharfenberg Salary in
United States
$44,634 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schärfenberg | 97 | 12 | / |
| Scharffenberg | 96 | 245 | / |
| Sharfenberg | 96 | 9 | / |
| Scherfenberg | 92 | 175 | / |
| Schaerffenberg | 92 | 14 | / |
| Scharffnberg | 92 | 1 | / |
| Scharfenbarg | 92 | 1 | / |
| Scharfemberg | 92 | 1 | / |
| Scharfenburg | 92 | 0 | / |
| Scharfenbergová | 89 | 1 | / |
| Scherffenberg | 88 | 33 | / |
| Scharffenburg | 88 | 2 | / |
| Schärffenberg | 88 | 1 | / |
| Szarfenberg | 87 | 49 | / |
| Sharfemberg | 87 | 1 | / |
| Sharfenbarg | 87 | 0 | / |
| Sherfenberg | 87 | 0 | / |
| Sharfenburg | 87 | 0 | / |
| Scherfenburg | 83 | 2 | / |
| Szerfenberg | 78 | 52 | / |
| Szarfemberg | 78 | 8 | / |
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