Scharnow Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scharnow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scharnow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1341:600,78748,250
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Ecuador221:722,99312,618
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Scharnow Last Name Facts

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

Scharnow occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scharnow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,052,587th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Scharnow live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 600,787. In Germany Scharnow is most numerous in: Berlin, where 38 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 16 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Germany it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Ecuador, where 9 percent reside.

Scharnow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scharnow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scharnow surname grew 8,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scharnow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scharnow last name are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.89% being registered with the political party.

Scharnow earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.29% less than the national average, earning $42,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charnow93265/
Sharnow931/
Schernow880/
Sarnow86626/
Scharnhof821/
Charnov8051/
Charnaw8050/
Sharnov8032/
Shernow8014/
Sarngow8010/
Chornow809/
Searnow801/
Charnoff75119/
Sharnova7571/
Sharnoff7552/
Saharnov757/
Sharnoob751/
Zarnow71130/
Sarnov71116/
Sernow7144/
Chairnoff7123/
Schernoff712/
Sharhnoff711/
Saharnova711/
Sarnoff67651/
Sarnova67185/
Chornov6759/
Shernov6723/
Shornov6714/
Sarnhof672/
Shornob671/
Sharnav671/
Szornow671/
Zcernow671/

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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
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  • 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 Scharnow
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