Scheele Surname
Approximately 9,023 people bear this surname
Scheele 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.
Scheele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,945 | 1:16,280 | 2,152 |
| United States | 2,355 | 1:153,910 | 15,775 |
| Netherlands | 1,029 | 1:16,411 | 2,521 |
| Australia | 264 | 1:102,256 | 11,519 |
| Canada | 70 | 1:526,366 | 44,416 |
| New Zealand | 55 | 1:82,333 | 11,809 |
| Norway | 54 | 1:95,228 | 13,033 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Sweden | 28 | 1:351,670 | 24,678 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Denmark | 23 | 1:245,422 | 19,084 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 244 | 1:205,814 | 17,803 |
Scheele 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.
Scheele Demographics
Average Male Scheele Height
177.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Scheele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scheele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scheele is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Scheele? popularity and diffusion
The last name Scheele is the 56,215th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 807,663 people. Scheele is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Scheele are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 4,945 people, or 1 in 16,280. In Germany Scheele is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 32 percent reside and Hesse, where 7 percent reside. Besides Germany it exists in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside.
Scheele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Scheele has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Scheele surname increased 965 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Scheele Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Scheele surname are 24.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.35% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Scheele earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 19.85% more than the national average, earning 414,760 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.95% more than the national average, earning $46,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.34% more than the national average, earning $53,826 CAD per year.
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