Schelkens Surname
Approximately 964 people bear this surname
Schelkens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 918 | 1:12,524 | 1,876 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Schelkens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schelkens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schelkens is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Schelkens.
How Common Is The Last Name Schelkens? popularity and diffusion
The last name Schelkens is the 372,194th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,559,695 people. Schelkens is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Schelkens reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
Schelkens is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 918 people, or 1 in 12,524. In Belgium Schelkens is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 95 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 0 percent reside. Not including Belgium this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 2 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schoelkens | 95 | 13 | / |
| Schuelkens | 95 | 6 | / |
| Schellkens | 95 | 1 | / |
| Schölkens | 89 | 19 | / |
| Schülkens | 89 | 5 | / |
| Scelkins | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shelkins | 82 | 0 | / |
| Shillkens | 78 | 0 | / |
| Silkens | 75 | 371 | / |
| Selkins | 75 | 9 | / |
| Selknæs | 75 | 5 | / |
| Celkins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Shilkins | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zilkens | 63 | 144 | / |
| Silkins | 63 | 20 | / |
| Silkensová | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zelkins | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zillkens | 59 | 18 | / |
| Zilkins | 50 | 22 | / |
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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 Schelkens
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