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 more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schattenberg? popularity and diffusion

Schattenberg is the 449,465th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,626,877 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Schattenberg live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 480 people, or 1 in 167,720. In Germany Schattenberg is mostly concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 27 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live. Other than Germany this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and The Netherlands, where 9 percent live.

Schattenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schattenberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schattenberg surname increased 3,967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schattenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schattenberg last name are 32.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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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