Scheldon Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Scheldon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scheldon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Scheldon (55) may also be a first name.

Scheldon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scheldon is most common in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheldon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Scheldon is the 5,587,209th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Scheldon occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Scheldon are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Scheldon is also the 1,336,256th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 55 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States Scheldon is mostly found in: Michigan, where 40 percent are found, California, where 20 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States Scheldon exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent are found and Denmark, where 8 percent are found.

Scheldon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scheldon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scheldon last name fell 52 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scheldon Last Name Statistics demography

Scheldon earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheldon9341,731/
Cheldon9323/
Sheldone8880/
Shelldon886/
Cheldonn881/
Cheeldon881/
Sheldonn881/
Seldon864,137/
Celdon8616/
Shelldone821/
Sheldan80989/
Childon804/
Cheldan802/
Sehldon802/
Selldon802/
Shildon802/
Celdone801/
Schildan7582/
Chilldon758/
Sheldaan751/
Scildone751/
Schioldan71138/
Sildon7162/
Zeldon7139/
Celdan7138/
Seldan7123/
Seldom7123/
Söldon712/
Celdán711/
Syldon711/
Childan6760/
Schioldann6738/
Celdane6736/
Sjeldan676/
Seldang673/
Shyldonova671/
Shildan671/
Seldane671/

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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 Scheldon
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