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

The last name Scheliga is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheliga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Scheliga is the 402,148th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 8,347,704 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Scheliga live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 652 people, or 1 in 123,475. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Hesse, where 9 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Scheliga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scheliga surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the 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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