View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Scheels Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Scheels is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Scheels click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheels? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,276,805^th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. Scheels occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Scheels reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Scheels is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 2,251,298. In The United States Scheels is mostly found in: New York, where 20 percent are found, Ohio, where 7 percent are found and Washington, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Scheels Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Scheels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scheels surname increased 1,073 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scheels Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Scheels surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Scheels earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 24.69% more than the national average, earning $53,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.08% less than the national average, earning $46,664 CAD per year.