Schelhase Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Schelhase Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schelhase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1161:467,04938,892
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Denmark101:564,47234,222
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England51:11,143,612252,590
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Schelhase Last Name Facts

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

Schelhase is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schelhase? popularity and diffusion

Schelhase is the 1,281,391st most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname Schelhase is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Schelhase live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 467,049. In South Africa Schelhase is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 35 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and North West, where 17 percent live. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Schelhase Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schelhase has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schelhase Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Schelhase earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.73% more than the national average, earning R 372,444 per year and in United States they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning $11,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schelhause9546/
Schelhasse953/
Schelhas94290/
Schelase941/
Scheelhaase9045/
Scheelhause900/
Schelhaas89804/
Shellhase8953/
Schelhaße8912/
Schelhaus8911/
Schelhass891/
Scheladse891/
Schelhese891/
Schelas885/
Chelase881/
Shelhas881/
Schelhouse8484/
Shellhause8420/
Scheelhaas8419/
Shellhaase841/
Schallhase841/
Sheelhaise840/
Schilase823/
Chelasea821/
Shelashe821/
Shelease821/
Shellhas821/
Schelaas821/
Setlhase821/
Shelhaas820/
Shelhaus820/
Schelace820/
Selase804,133/
Chelas8066/
Shelas8018/
Selhas802/
Celhas801/
Shellhaas78186/
Scholasse7815/
Shelhouse787/
Shellhass784/
Sheulashe781/
Shelashei781/
Shellhaus780/
Schilaser780/
Scheslaus780/
Shelhaceh780/
Schelhous780/
Sheelhaus780/
Selasie751,054/
Cheilas75407/
Shelast7560/
Selasse7543/
Shelage7531/
Selaseh7518/
Shelash7510/
Chilase757/
Chelias756/
Sholase755/
Shelias755/
Sihlase755/
Sheelas754/
Cheylas753/
Chelyas752/
Selasei752/
Scelise752/
Chelage752/
Celases752/
Chelace752/
Chelash752/
Saelase751/
Chelasi751/
Chelaus751/
Shelgas751/
Shelise751/
Shellas751/
Shalase751/
Shielas751/
Shilase751/
Selhast751/
Selhaus751/
Chelais751/
Sehlase751/
Shelese750/
Sheilas750/
Schilas750/
Shellhouse74314/
Schelosser742/
Scheelhaaß741/
Selassie719,049/
Selas715,584/
Celas71229/
Shelhoss7130/
Schelach7118/
Cheslash7117/
Setlhage719/
Chelache717/
Schilasi716/
Selashie714/
Scheloch712/
Szelhaus712/
Shilaise712/
Shellise711/
Chailase711/
Cheliohs711/
Scheloss711/
Skelasee711/
Solhashe711/
Shesleas711/
Sheilash711/
Shelisse711/
Selassee711/
Chilashe711/
Shellgas711/
Schielos711/
Chelashi711/
Sielasie711/
Hselasie711/
Shelatsi711/
Seelaset711/
Seilaset711/
Shellaas710/
Selhouse710/
Shelheus710/
Scheleicher701/
Shellhouser700/
Selgas672,740/
Hselassie671,611/
Selasi671,603/
Chelouche671,011/
Solase67821/
Salase67810/
Silase67478/
Celaje67420/
Selasa67349/
Chelachai67318/
Selose67190/
Selage67178/
Selias67143/
Selese67139/
Chilas67133/
Sielas6796/
Sheleshei6795/
Selise6787/
Chelos6784/
Celias6766/
Celise6760/
Selaas6752/
Seelas6748/
Celais6747/
Sheleshey6728/
Selaus6728/
Selais6720/
Seilas6720/
Selaje6720/
Selash6718/
Schelouch6717/
Celajs6717/
Seelatsee6715/
Shilas6711/
Selass6710/
Shylas677/
Ceylas676/
Cilase674/
Celage674/
Celasz674/
Celasa673/
Celaus673/
Celasd673/
Selays673/
Sealas672/
Zelase672/
Silhas672/
Ceilas672/
Selehashi672/
Scheleich672/
Cilhas671/
Shellhous671/
Chelouxhe671/
Celgas671/
Shcheloch671/
Schelesuy671/
Celose671/
Chelaz671/
Chelós671/
Shylajose671/
Sselassie671/
Sheilajoseph671/
Shelezhei671/
Celasi671/
Sealhouse670/
Cehlas670/
Shelhooss670/
Selace670/
Seylas670/
Sehlas670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Schelhase
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis