Schelfhorst Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Schelfhorst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 118 | 1:143,112 | 21,745 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
Schelfhorst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schelfhorst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schelfhorst occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schelfhorst? popularity and diffusion
The surname Schelfhorst is the 1,637,889th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. Schelfhorst occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Schelfhorst live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 143,112. In The Netherlands Schelfhorst is primarily found in: Overijssel, where 63 percent reside, South Holland, where 9 percent reside and North Brabant, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selfors | 78 | 333 | / |
| Sellfors | 74 | 45 | / |
| Scheliverst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Scheele-Fürste | 72 | 1 | / |
| Selforsjø | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chalfarst | 70 | 0 | / |
| Sheleverst | 67 | 128 | / |
| Shelyverst | 67 | 24 | / |
| Silfors | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sheliverst | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sillfors | 63 | 109 | / |
| Sällfors | 63 | 14 | / |
| Syllfors | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shilverst | 60 | 51 | / |
| Shylverst | 60 | 3 | / |
| Chilverst | 60 | 1 | / |
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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 Schelfhorst
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