Schei Surname
Approximately 1,734 people bear this surname
Schei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1,220 | 1:4,215 | 380 |
| United States | 383 | 1:946,368 | 70,670 |
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Schei (13) may also be a first name.
Schei Demographics
Average Schei Salary in
United States
$40,741 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schei is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schei? popularity and diffusion
The surname Schei is the 232,743rd most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,202,737 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Schei live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name at a global level It is held by 13 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 1,220 people, or 1 in 4,215. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 38 percent are found, Central Norway, where 30 percent are found and Western Norway, where 22 percent are found. Apart from Norway it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.
Schei Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Schei has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,128 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Schei Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schei last name are 4.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.53% being registered with the political party.
The amount Schei earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.83% more than the national average, earning 355,872 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 102.27% more than the national average, earning R 480,660 per year and in United States they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning $40,741 USD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Schei
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