Scharnau Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Scharnau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
Scharnau Demographics
Average Scharnau Salary in
United States
$62,975 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Scharnau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scharnau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scharnau is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Scharnau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Scharnau is the 2,605,694th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Scharnau reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
It is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,981,684. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 26 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent live. Outside of Germany Scharnau occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.
Scharnau Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Scharnau earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 45.95% more than the national average, earning $62,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.23% less than the national average, earning $46,586 CAD 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
- 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 Scharnau
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