Scheel Surname

28,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Scheel Surname Definition:

(German, Dutch) One who was crooked or bent, at cripple; one who was cross-eyed; one who came from Scheel (bend), in Germany.

Scheel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,3761:7,077880
United States4,6671:77,6648,874
Denmark6021:9,377869
Canada3701:99,58310,815
Guatemala3431:46,8882,209
Brazil3281:652,66624,131
Chile2961:59,5152,552
Netherlands2261:74,72212,660
Ecuador1031:154,4267,153
France981:677,78386,620
Norway741:69,4909,776
Switzerland461:178,54216,145
Australia371:729,61448,196
Austria351:243,29828,936
Romania351:573,65341,852
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
England331:1,688,42669,999
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Cook Islands81:2,272577
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3021:166,28715,069

Scheel (21) may also be a first name.

Scheel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Dutch) One who was crooked or bent, at cripple; one who was cross-eyed; one who came from Scheel (bend), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Scheel Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Scheel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scheel is the 28,522nd most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 386,751 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Scheel reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname Scheel is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 11,376 people, or 1 in 7,077. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 22 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Denmark, where 3 percent are found.

Scheel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scheel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,545 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scheel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scheel last name are 13.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.13% being registered with the political party.

The amount Scheel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 92.74% more than the national average, earning 667,050 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 240.52% more than the national average, earning R 809,196 per year; in United States they earn 6.63% more than the national average, earning $46,008 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.88% more than the national average, earning $55,088 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheiel9233/
Scheehl9230/
Scheeld9224/
Scheell927/
Sscheel921/
Schehel920/
Sheel9112,626/
Schel91852/
Cheel91413/
Sceel9110/
Shchehel86294/
Schejtel863/
Scheicel861/
Scheytel861/
Seycheel861/
Scheisel860/
Scheusel860/
Schell8338,688/
Schiel835,720/
Scheil832,090/
Schehl83916/
Schoel83852/
Schael83617/
Scheul83432/
Schelt8356/
Schuel8346/
Shchel8320/
Cheeld8318/
Sheell836/
Scheyl836/
Sheehl835/
Shejel834/
Sheelh833/
Scheal832/
Sheiel832/
Sheyel831/
Ssheel831/
Stchel831/
Shseel831/
Shheel831/
Shzeel831/
Zcheel831/
Sheuel830/
Scehel830/
Seel809,341/
Chel808,429/
Shel802,461/
Scheichel80110/
Scheuchel8060/
Ceel807/
Scheelová801/
Scheggell801/
Scel800/
Schoell77668/
Schiehl77267/
Schiell77185/
Scheall77160/
Schawel77110/
Seychel7776/
Shajeel7770/
Schouel7770/
Scheitl7758/
Schuell7756/
Scegiel7721/
Schaell7720/
Cheitel7719/
Sceggel7719/
Cheusel7718/
Schelpf7713/
Scheutl7713/
Scheild7711/
Scheult7710/
Sheitel779/
Chehelh779/
Shhzeel778/
Schssel774/
Showeel774/
Shejeel773/
Seichel773/
Shheelh773/
Shaweel772/
Schelpp771/
Chehell771/
Schcell771/
Scheisl771/
Shejele771/
Seheele771/
Shchell771/
Suhheel771/
Scheill771/
Sheatel771/
Souchel771/
Shijeel771/
Schowel771/
Scheiul771/
Cheatel771/
Sauheel771/
Schuehl770/
Sheusel770/
Sheasel770/
Scheuhl770/
Schoehl770/
Seuchel770/
Sheisel770/
Scheilt770/
Scheull770/
Shell7320,926/
Cheal738,860/
Shiel733,844/
Chell733,271/
Sheil732,675/
Chelh731,401/
Shoel731,203/
Schäl73947/
Shuel73376/
Scell73224/
Sheal73212/
Schil73138/
Cheul73136/
Seelt7382/
Schöl7376/
Shael7365/
Chehl7346/
Sceal7343/
Cheil7334/
Sheul7332/
Schél7331/
Scelp7317/
Seell7317/
Sheyl7315/
Schül7315/
Chelt7314/
Seuel7313/
Schyl7311/
Cehel737/
Sseel737/
Seehl736/
Sjeel736/
Szeel735/
Cheyl735/
Chelp734/
Seiel733/
Seyel733/
Ceuel733/
Cheld733/
Jchel733/
Sciel732/
Seeal732/
Seelh732/
Shyel731/
Jseel731/
Chesl731/
Shıel731/
Seesl731/
Sejel731/
Sceil731/
Hzeel731/
Seychell71698/
Schaitel71554/
Schiehll7178/
Schygiel7131/
Sceggell7129/
Cheissel7117/
Schigiel7113/
Shchehyl7112/
Schawell718/
Schelova717/
Schiggel716/
Schelová716/
Scheuhle713/
Schaggel712/
Sauchell712/
Shahjeel712/
Schaiele711/
Schauele711/
Scheihll711/
Schouell711/
Shsheelh711/
Schehall710/
Scheiltt710/
Sauschel710/
Schoield710/
Sel6714,300/
Schill6711,855/
Shawel679,813/
Schöll673,674/
Shejal673,180/
Cel672,641/
Shiell671,493/
Shejol671,241/
Schuil671,053/
Schaul671,005/
Schüll67879/
Sajeel67716/
Seitel67644/
Sheule67543/
Chehyl67395/
Sheild67305/
Schöld67299/
Shuell67298/
Shoell67280/
Cheale67278/
Schihl67262/
Cegiel67222/
Sheill67216/
Sheile67196/
Seuell67148/
Şcheul67116/
Søhoel6799/
Schöhl6797/
Seggel6774/
Schäll6760/
Ceitel6753/
Shajel6748/
Șcheul6748/
Cheall6741/
Seisel6736/
Showel6728/
Schuyl6728/
Schyll6727/
Seyele6727/
Schült6727/
Seytel6727/
Chejal6726/
Schellová6722/
Sheall6722/
Scheulova6720/
Sahgel6720/
Shejil6719/
Sheilh6716/
Chojel6715/
Seeyle6715/
Chayel6715/
Shehal6714/
Schéll6713/
Jæchel6712/
Shouel6712/
Sheale6711/
Shayel6711/
Sceuil6711/
Chowel6711/
Schoihsel6710/
Cheyal678/
Sheyal678/
Saweel678/
Chheal678/
Seeall677/
Schail677/
Choyel676/
Shuyel676/
Shcell676/
Shoyel675/
Seasel675/
Schoul675/
Sheull675/
Schilh675/
Schühl675/
Chawel675/
Cejtel675/
Cheile674/
Schoil674/
Seeyal674/
Saheil674/
Chouel674/
Sayeel673/
Suihel673/
Sheyil673/
Schähl673/
Shujel673/
Sujeel673/
Chaiel673/
Ceicel672/
Seicel672/
Seieel672/
Chauel672/
Saihel672/
Cheule672/
Sijeel672/
Seatel672/
Sheial671/
Sahjel671/
Cheyyl671/
Cheatl671/
Sceisl671/
Scouel671/
Siejel671/
Shoiel671/
Shielh671/
Seeial671/
Seysel671/
Sheasl671/
Saucel671/
Shelll671/
Seusel671/
Sheysl671/
Shejll671/
Shchil671/
Sihiel671/
Scheilová671/
Seejal671/
Seihel671/
Schüld671/
Seioel671/
Sejeel671/
Ceuşel671/
Ceeyel671/
Seehal671/
Shhzel671/
Sheitl671/
Sjeelh671/
Sseelh671/
Shauel670/
Shieal670/
Sheald670/
Cehiel670/
Sceale670/
Sciell670/
Cheill670/
Cheltt670/
Schausiel670/
Seacel670/
Stzeel670/
Sceahl670/
Cehell670/

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