Scheld Surname
Approximately 1,921 people bear this surname
Scheld Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,649 | 1:48,821 | 6,375 |
| United States | 163 | 1:2,223,674 | 139,425 |
| Australia | 66 | 1:409,026 | 32,879 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 42 | 1:1,195,683 | 67,545 |
Scheld Demographics
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Scheld Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scheld Come From? nationality or country of origin
Scheld is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Scheld? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 214,187th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,793,621 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Scheld are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,649 people, or 1 in 48,821. In Germany it is most numerous in: Hesse, where 76 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Germany Scheld exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.
Scheld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Scheld has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Scheld last name rose 388 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Scheld Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Scheld last name are 9.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.88% being registered to vote for the party.
Scheld earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.11% more than the national average, earning $57,003 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schield | 92 | 792 | / |
| Scheldt | 92 | 316 | / |
| Scheeld | 92 | 24 | / |
| Schoeld | 92 | 18 | / |
| Schelds | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sheld | 91 | 60 | / |
| Cheld | 91 | 3 | / |
| Schieldt | 86 | 71 | / |
| Scheldts | 86 | 0 | / |
| Schoeldt | 86 | 0 | / |
| Schild | 83 | 14,461 | / |
| Schöld | 83 | 299 | / |
| Sheldt | 83 | 90 | / |
| Schelt | 83 | 56 | / |
| Sheldh | 83 | 38 | / |
| Cheeld | 83 | 18 | / |
| Sheeld | 83 | 2 | / |
| Schüld | 83 | 1 | / |
| Seld | 80 | 75 | / |
| Celd | 80 | 3 | / |
| Schildt | 77 | 4,163 | / |
| Schelts | 77 | 100 | / |
| Schilds | 77 | 94 | / |
| Scheltz | 77 | 57 | / |
| Schyldt | 77 | 40 | / |
| Schüldt | 77 | 37 | / |
| Schildz | 77 | 20 | / |
| Scheult | 77 | 10 | / |
| Schelcz | 77 | 8 | / |
| Schöldt | 77 | 5 | / |
| Schielt | 77 | 5 | / |
| Schiltd | 77 | 2 | / |
| Schilld | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schölds | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schuelt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shcield | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shchild | 77 | 0 | / |
| Child | 73 | 15,684 | / |
| Shelt | 73 | 302 | / |
| Shild | 73 | 127 | / |
| Sield | 73 | 21 | / |
| Chelt | 73 | 14 | / |
| Seldt | 73 | 9 | / |
| Chyld | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sueld | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shyld | 73 | 2 | / |
| Selld | 73 | 2 | / |
| Seldz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Scelt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cihld | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schildts | 71 | 33 | / |
| Schöldtz | 71 | 12 | / |
| Shchelts | 71 | 6 | / |
| Scheltte | 71 | 2 | / |
| Schelths | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schellts | 71 | 0 | / |
| Childs | 67 | 56,934 | / |
| Schilt | 67 | 1,867 | / |
| Shelte | 67 | 709 | / |
| Shildt | 67 | 216 | / |
| Childz | 67 | 91 | / |
| Sields | 67 | 66 | / |
| Chelte | 67 | 44 | / |
| Schildová | 67 | 39 | / |
| Schült | 67 | 27 | / |
| Seldte | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sheelt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chelts | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chylds | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schildova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shelth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scildt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheltt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scelte | 67 | 0 | / |
| Childt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shellt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Scheld
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