Schelfaut Surname

502,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Schelfaut Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schelfaut Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium5101:22,5423,527
Netherlands891:189,74426,758
United States281:12,944,962483,512
France231:2,887,944200,772
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Schelfaut Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schelfaut is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schelfaut? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schelfaut is the 502,491st most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 11,143,037 people. The surname Schelfaut occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Schelfaut live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schelfaut is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 510 people, or 1 in 22,542. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent live, Walloon Region, where 6 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Belgium Schelfaut occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Schelfaut Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schelfaut surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Schelfaut earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning $45,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schelfhaut95275/
Schelfaudt951/
Shelfaut941/
Schelfhaudt9025/
Schelfout89136/
Chelfat88224/
Schelfhout842,236/
Shelfout821/
Shelfhout782/
Schelfoot781/
Selfate759/
Selfath751/
Selfast751/
Selfhout7133/
Silfat673/
Sylfat671/
Silfast6310/
Zelfout631/
Silfate631/
Silfhout59115/
Silfaite591/
Shellfood561/
Sylfad534/
Zilfat531/
Sylphat50249/
Silphat507/

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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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  • 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 Schelfaut
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