Schelens Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Schelens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schelens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Schelens Last Name Facts

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

Schelens is most common in Germany. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schelens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Schelens live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schelens is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 50 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 20 percent reside and Brazil, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoelens9434/
Schaelens941/
Chelens932/
Schelenz88776/
Schilens88112/
Chelense8814/
Shellens8812/
Schelins882/
Selens8668/
Celens8663/
Schoelenz825/
Schelence820/
Saelens803,065/
Sielens8027/
Szelens8011/
Selense802/
Chelins801/
Selhens801/
Shilens801/
Soelens801/
Celense801/
Shelyns801/
Scelins800/
Schalins7511/
Chelenje759/
Shillens758/
Shilense751/
Scholenz751/
Schalyns751/
Selensch751/
Schelinz751/
Shellins750/
Seuliens750/
Salens71500/
Celins71137/
Selenz7178/
Selems7159/
Selins7133/
Zelens7124/
Silens7118/
Sklens7112/
Schollins7111/
Solens715/
Celenz712/
Shilenshe711/
Selensova711/
Selenje67791/
Sallens6749/
Saelins6728/
Cilense6724/
Sahlins6722/
Celenze6719/
Saliens6718/
Silense6713/
Selienz677/
Selence677/
Szalens676/
Seilenz675/
Zeelens675/
Shalins675/
Sailens674/
Selinse674/
Saleens671/
Sollens671/
Celence671/
Skilens670/
Scklenz670/
Soliens670/

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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 Schelens
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