Schelesinger Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Schelesinger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schelesinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Schelesinger Last Name Facts

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

Schelesinger is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Schelesinger.

How Common Is The Last Name Schelesinger? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Schelesinger reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 33 percent live, Illinois, where 33 percent live and Kansas, where 33 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Guatemala, where 25 percent live.

Schelesinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schelesinger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schelesinger surname decreased 25 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
  • 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 Schelesinger
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