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Where Does The Last Name Scharnhorst Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Scharnhorst is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scharnhorst? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 225,409^th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,041,900 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Scharnhorst live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe. Scharnhorst is also the 3,024,661^st most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name Scharnhorst is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 966 people, or 1 in 83,339. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 69 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent reside and Hamburg, where 5 percent reside. Other than Germany it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Scharnhorst Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Scharnhorst has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,773 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scharnhorst Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Scharnhorst last name are 23.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Scharnhorst earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,086 USD per year.