Schelenberg Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schelenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schelenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Schelenberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schelenberg is most common in Germany. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schelenberg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,460,878th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Schelenberg reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 1,437,597. In Germany Schelenberg is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent live. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Schelenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schelenberg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Schelenberg
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