Scharlach Surname

370,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scharlach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scharlach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5811:138,56416,819
United States2441:1,485,487101,350
Canada631:584,85148,473
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Austria161:532,21549,801
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Scharlach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scharlach is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scharlach? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 370,969th most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,528,457 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Scharlach are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 581 people, or 1 in 138,564. In Germany Scharlach is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 30 percent are found, Hesse, where 12 percent are found and Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Barring Germany it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Scharlach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scharlach has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scharlach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scharlach last name are 10.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.41% being registered with the political party.

The amount Scharlach earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.81% less than the national average, earning R 62,232 per year; in United States they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning $47,345 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.32% more than the national average, earning $55,309 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scharrlach9511/
Scharlauch950/
Sharlach9462/
Scharloch890/
Sarlach889/
Sharlac880/
Sherlach8214/
Scharlaj821/
Charloch820/
Sharloch820/
Sarlac801/
Scharlocz780/
Sarlech753/
Cerlach752/
Sarliac751/
Sharlaj751/
Sorlach751/
Charłacz711/
Shearloc710/
Sarlaj6713/
Sorlac671/
Szarlaj631/
Charlots591/
Charlotz591/
Charlotts561/
Šarlaj536/

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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
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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 Scharlach
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