Scheepens Surname

381,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Scheepens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scheepens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8451:19,9853,150
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Scheepens Last Name Facts

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

Scheepens is most common in The Netherlands. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheepens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 381,790th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,810,875 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Scheepens reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Scheepens is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 845 people, or 1 in 19,985. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 58 percent are found, Limburg, where 9 percent are found and South Holland, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schepens945,429/
Scheppens8910/
Schoepens891/
Shepens885/
Schepns881/
Schepems823/
Sckepens821/
Sheppens820/
Schippens780/
Ceupens7527/
Sepiens752/
Scepins752/
Shapens751/
Seppens750/
Skepens750/
Ceuppens712,405/
Chipense7167/
Ceûppens714/
Chispens711/
Chippens711/
Sheppins710/
Skepns67149/
Cipens6726/
Sepins672/
Cepins671/
Sephns670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scheepens
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