Schelke Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Schelke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schelke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Schelke Last Name Facts

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

Schelke is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schelke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,202,518th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Schelke are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 3,045,873. In The United States Schelke is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 47 percent reside, Georgia, where 18 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States Schelke occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside.

Schelke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schelke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schelke last name rose 541 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schelke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schelke surname are 0.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.05% registered to vote for the political party.

Schelke earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.04% more than the national average, earning $52,229 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schielke932,377/
Schuelke932,305/
Schelker93601/
Scheelke93160/
Schelkes9352/
Scheulke9310/
Schoelke931/
Shelke92206,643/
Schelk92238/
Scelke921/
Schellkes8839/
Schelcker889/
Scheelcke886/
Schuelkie880/
Scheelkey880/
Schülke863,646/
Schilke862,911/
Shelkey86332/
Schelck86251/
Scheelk86134/
Shelkhe8646/
Schelks8625/
Schälke8624/
Shellke869/
Shchelk865/
Scuelke862/
Schellk862/
Schelka861/
Schelki861/
Scielke861/
Schuelk861/
Shselke861/
Sheelke861/
Shelkke861/
Shelkıe861/
Schoelk861/
Scelkie860/
Selke834,168/
Shelk83167/
Celke8366/
Schillke8078/
Schilkey8056/
Schilkie8046/
Scheglik8028/
Schielka8020/
Schelkis8018/
Schölkes8011/
Schilcke808/
Schülcke808/
Scheelck802/
Schelkpf801/
Schuelki801/
Shcuelke801/
Schielki801/
Schelckx801/
Schelque801/
Schilker800/
Schilkee800/
Schoelck800/
Schilk77829/
Sellke77485/
Söhlke77394/
Shilke77324/
Sehlke77206/
Seelke77187/
Selkee77122/
Selcke77101/
Shelki7780/
Sielke7759/
Selkey7755/
Soelke7735/
Shelkh7732/
Shylke7732/
Szelke7731/
Schälk7727/
Suelke7725/
Selkeh7725/
Seulke7720/
Selkie7716/
Skelke775/
Shelck775/
Shelky774/
Sehelk774/
Selkhe773/
Saelke771/
Sjelke771/
Selkei771/
Celkes771/
Chelky771/
Schelc771/
Chelkk771/
Shellk770/
Sclcke770/
Chelck770/
Celker770/
Schelkova75137/
Selk731,923/
Celk7366/
Sielker7197/
Soehlke7180/
Chelkis7158/
Skelker7126/
Shilkey7122/
Chelkys7113/
Sellker717/
Chelque715/
Schilki715/
Selåker715/
Chelcki714/
Schillk713/
Schilck713/
Schilks713/
Chelkiy713/
Shylker713/
Skelkeu713/
Chilkhe712/
Chelkai712/
Chelkyi712/
Schilky711/
Sielkie711/
Shelkay711/
Seulkee711/
Chelgue711/
Chelkhi711/
Szoelke711/
Chelkih711/
Sehelck711/
Shelkhi711/
Shelque711/
Scilkey710/
Selka672,115/
Silke671,735/
Selki671,010/
Celka67628/
Selck67535/
Selkh67520/
Cylke67420/
Celce67177/
Selce6795/
Cilke6780/
Selky6763/
Seelk6758/
Shilk6752/
Sylke6752/
Chelg6740/
Schiglik6725/
Sielk6724/
Sälke6724/
Shylk6715/
Xelke6710/
Celık6710/
Schillky679/
Chelquer676/
Selhk672/
Ceulk671/
Celck671/
Schelcih671/
Sellk671/
Selks671/
Shelg671/
Schelchi671/
Selkä671/
Selké671/
Celki671/
Chehelkz671/
Soelk670/

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Schelke Reference & Research

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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 Schelke
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