Schelkers Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schelkers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schelkers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Schelkers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schelkers is most common in The Netherlands. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schelkers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schelkers is the 2,661,929th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Schelkers occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Schelkers reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 344,636. In The Netherlands Schelkers is most common in: North Brabant, where 43 percent are found, South Holland, where 33 percent are found and Gelderland, where 10 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schelkers
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