Scharnagel Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scharnagel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scharnagel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3601:223,62625,044
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Scharnagel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scharnagel is found most frequently in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scharnagel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scharnagel is the 758,524th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 19,330,361 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Scharnagel live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 223,626. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 30 percent live, Saxony, where 24 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Scharnagel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scharnagel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scharnagel surname fell 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scharnagel Last Name Statistics demography

Scharnagel earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

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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 Scharnagel
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