Scheliga Surname

402,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scheliga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scheliga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6521:123,47515,089
Brazil1011:2,119,54866,584
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Wales101:309,45316,869
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Scheliga Last Name Facts

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

Scheliga is found most in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheliga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 402,148th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,347,704 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Scheliga reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Scheliga is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 652 people, or 1 in 123,475. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Hesse, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Scheliga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Scheliga are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Scheliga earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 29.77% more than the national average, earning $55,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.49% more than the national average, earning $73,277 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheliga93646/
Sheliga9374/
Schiliga8818/
Schelega883/
Schaliga883/
Scheluga882/
Sczeliga881/
Cheligaa881/
Seliga863,718/
Celiga8610/
Szeliga807,020/
Shiliga8060/
Shelega8045/
Sheluga8041/
Chiliga8023/
Shaliga8018/
Sheligo8010/
Cheligo804/
Chyliga801/
Sieliga801/
Chelega801/
Seligha801/
Chéliga801/
Celioga801/
Seligau801/
Chelegai7576/
Chelegat756/
Seleigha756/
Shilliga756/
Cheligoy752/
Shiligah751/
Szeligha751/
Shelegay751/
Chiligah751/
Saliga711,460/
Siliga71859/
Šeliga71754/
Selega71569/
Soliga71240/
Seluga7170/
Shilighga7147/
Seligo7143/
Celega7127/
Ciliga7112/
Shellegaj716/
Zeliga716/
Celigo715/
Cheleg'at711/
Syliga711/
Chiligath711/
Szeluga67792/
Chiligo67420/
Saligah67347/
Shalyga67268/
Selegha67192/
Chilega6793/
Szaliga6769/
Saligay6743/
Celigoj6742/
Sciligo6735/
Szeligo6733/
Saliega6727/
Celigoy6726/
Sseluga6722/
Selugga6719/
Siligat6719/
Soloiga6716/
Celigoi6712/
Chelego6710/
Siligha6710/
Szelega679/
Shillighga679/
Selyuga678/
Sholega676/
Shilega675/
Shiluga675/
Shalega674/
Széliga674/
Selegau673/
Sseligo673/
Sholuga673/
Saaliga672/
Salliga672/
Selegai672/
Sziliga672/
Selukga672/
Sileiga671/
Zeligha671/
Sieluga671/
Szyliga671/
Cilioga671/
Ssiliga671/
Zeligah671/
Siligai671/
Shelego671/
Shaligo671/
Selugha671/

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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 Scheliga
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