Scheckenbach Surname

513,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Australia

Scheckenbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scheckenbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4251:189,42521,979
Australia1601:168,72317,330
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Scheckenbach Last Name Facts

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

Scheckenbach is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheckenbach? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 513,430th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Scheckenbach are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Scheckenbach is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 425 people, or 1 in 189,425. In Germany Scheckenbach is most common in: Bavaria, where 69 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Scheckenbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scheckenbach has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scheckenbach surname grew 920 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scheckenbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scheckenbach last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.92% registered with the party.

Scheckenbach earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.44% more than the national average, earning $66,206 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaeckenbach9634/
Schekenbach965/
Schoeckenbach960/
Schackenbach9212/
Schäckenbach921/
Schakenbach8711/
Chekenbah861/
Chekenbap761/
Sheknba741/
Shekemba703/
Sicheemba6745/

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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 Scheckenbach
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