Scharnhorst Surname
Approximately 1,803 people bear this surname
Scharnhorst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 966 | 1:83,339 | 10,522 |
| United States | 780 | 1:464,691 | 39,603 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
Scharnhorst (14) may also be a first name.
Scharnhorst Demographics
Average Scharnhorst Salary in
United States
$43,086 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Scharnhorst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scharnhorst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scharnhorst occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Scharnhorst click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Scharnhorst? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 225,409th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,041,900 people. The surname is mostly found 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 3,024,661st most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 14 people.
This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 966 people, or 1 in 83,339. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 69 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent live and Hamburg, where 5 percent live. Barring Germany Scharnhorst exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.
Scharnhorst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Scharnhorst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scharnhorst last name grew 1,773 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 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 national average, with 70.75% registered with the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharnhorst | 95 | 3 | / |
| Scharnorst | 95 | 2 | / |
| Charnhorst | 95 | 1 | / |
| Schornhorst | 91 | 101 | / |
| Schernhorst | 91 | 80 | / |
| Scharnharst | 91 | 0 | / |
| Shornhorst | 86 | 0 | / |
| Schornorst | 86 | 0 | / |
| Schornharst | 82 | 0 | / |
| Sernhorst | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sharnerst | 80 | 0 | / |
| Shornherst | 76 | 0 | / |
| Šernhorst | 70 | 11 | / |
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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 Scharnhorst
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