Schattenberg Surname

449,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schattenberg Surname User-submission:

The surname Schattenberg means 'shadow mountain' in German. It comes from the words schatten, meaning 'shadow', and berg, meaning 'mountain'.

Schattenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4801:167,72019,812
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Schattenberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Schattenberg means 'shadow mountain' in German. It comes from the words schatten, meaning 'shadow', and berg, meaning 'mountain'.

- senberg

Schattenberg Last Name Facts

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

Schattenberg is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schattenberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 449,465th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,626,877 people. Schattenberg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Schattenberg reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 480 people, or 1 in 167,720. In Germany Schattenberg is mostly found in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 27 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside. Not including Germany it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 9 percent reside.

Schattenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schattenberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schattenberg last name rose 3,967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schattenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schattenberg surname are 32.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 79.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Schattenberg earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 35.82% more than the national average, earning $58,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.78% more than the national average, earning $56,530 CAD per year.

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