Schelander Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Schelander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schelander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1001:98,4687,152
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Austria331:258,04330,255
Norway311:165,88020,092
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Schelander Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schelander is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schelander? popularity and diffusion

Schelander is the 1,032,007th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Schelander are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 98,468. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Västra Götaland County, where 48 percent live, Stockholm County, where 27 percent live and Jönköping County, where 9 percent live. Apart from Sweden it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Austria, where 14 percent live.

Schelander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schelander surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schelander earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.16% less than the national average, earning 300,537 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 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
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  • 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 Schelander
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