Scharpen Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Scharpen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scharpen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
France71:9,488,960336,266

Scharpen Last Name Facts

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

Scharpen is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scharpen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Scharpen is the 1,189,614th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 37 percent of Scharpen are found; 37 percent are found in Western Europe and 34 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 3,151,817. In The United States Scharpen is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent are found, Oregon, where 8 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States Scharpen exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 34 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

Scharpen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scharpen surname are 9.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56% registered with the party.

Scharpen earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.37% less than the national average, earning $42,127 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaerpen941/
Sharpen93197/
Charpen931/
Scharpn930/
Scherpen88191/
Schorpen8830/
Scharpin881/
Charpent881/
Sarpen8680/
Scarpn860/
Charpenne8288/
Chairpeng821/
Charpin802,048/
Scarpin801,714/
Sharpin80442/
Sherpen8012/
Sharpyn807/
Scarpín802/
Sarpent801/
Sarpenc801/
Shcharping781/
Charping75400/
Sharping7572/
Sharpina7513/
Sharpyna7510/
Scarppyn751/
Sharpemd751/
Scarpinn751/
Chorpeng751/
Serpen711,065/
Sarpin71827/
Schorpion71139/
Sarpün7124/
Sarpne712/
Schärping711/
Sarpng711/
Sarpina6794/
Sarping673/
Siarpin672/
Sherpin671/
Sierpen671/

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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 Scharpen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis