Schelfi Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Schelfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schelfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Schelfi Last Name Facts

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

Schelfi has its highest incidence in Italy. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Schelfi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schelfi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Schelfi is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Schelfi are found; 50 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent are found in Italic Europe.

The surname Schelfi is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 7,644,586. In Italy Schelfi is primarily concentrated in: Trentino-Alto Adige, where 63 percent live and Lombardy, where 38 percent live. Without taking into account Italy this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chelfi921,548/
Shelfi9232/
Schelfe8645/
Selfi83198/
Schelfer8028/
Scheelfe801/
Schelfey800/
Selfiy775/
Shelfy773/
Chelfe773/
Shilfi772/
Celfio772/
Chilfi771/
Selfii771/
Selfie771/
Shelfe771/
Selfis771/
Celfis771/
Selfit770/
Schellfer751/
Sciolfi714/
Shelfeh712/
Shelphi711/
Chelfey711/
Schellffer710/
Selfe671,720/
Selfa671,137/
Silfi6787/
Zelfi6715/
Celfa6714/
Schilfer679/
Celfe671/

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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 Schelfi
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