Schelb Surname

289,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Schelb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schelb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7751:103,87812,860
United States2961:1,224,52386,796
Brazil751:2,854,32484,307
Hungary561:175,29115,311
Australia521:519,14839,018
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
France171:3,907,219231,005
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Schelb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schelb (Russian: Щелб) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schelb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schelb is the 289,833rd most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,512,516 people. The last name Schelb occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Schelb are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 775 people, or 1 in 103,878. In Germany Schelb is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 93 percent are found, Bremen, where 3 percent are found and Bavaria, where 2 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Schelb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schelb has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,558 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schelb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schelb last name are 15.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.2% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schelb earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.54% less than the national average, earning $42,484 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $50,931 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schielb926/
Shchelb921/
Shelb915/
Chelb912/
Schelp831,067/
Schilb83530/
Selb80510/
Celb809/
Schelpf7713/
Schielp772/
Schilbs771/
Schelpp771/
Schelpt770/
Shelp73790/
Scelp7317/
Chelp734/
Shilb734/
Selbs732/
Selbp731/
Seulb730/
Schuelpp711/
Schilp67614/
Shelpe672/
Chelps672/
Sielbs672/
Shelpp670/
Schoellpf670/

Schelb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Schelb in the Russian language
Щелбselb-

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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 Schelb
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