Schell Surname
Approximately 38,688 people bear this surname
Schell Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller at the sign of the stallion; one with the qualities of a steed or stallion.
Schell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17,616 | 1:20,576 | 2,596 |
| Germany | 11,732 | 1:6,862 | 847 |
| Canada | 2,837 | 1:12,988 | 1,925 |
| Brazil | 1,390 | 1:154,010 | 5,900 |
| Argentina | 1,157 | 1:36,943 | 3,093 |
| Australia | 999 | 1:27,023 | 3,675 |
| France | 759 | 1:87,513 | 12,509 |
| Netherlands | 718 | 1:23,520 | 3,791 |
| Austria | 343 | 1:24,826 | 3,918 |
| Hungary | 247 | 1:39,742 | 4,266 |
| Switzerland | 169 | 1:48,597 | 6,505 |
| South Africa | 111 | 1:488,087 | 40,113 |
| Chile | 67 | 1:262,932 | 7,829 |
| Belgium | 66 | 1:174,192 | 23,583 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| New Zealand | 50 | 1:90,566 | 12,574 |
| Spain | 43 | 1:1,087,257 | 39,071 |
| Uruguay | 41 | 1:83,701 | 8,547 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Colombia | 25 | 1:1,910,963 | 11,972 |
| Venezuela | 16 | 1:1,887,755 | 23,347 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Romania | 11 | 1:1,825,261 | 53,941 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,455 | 1:20,456 | 2,592 |
The alternate forms: Schéll (13) are calculated separately.
Schell (200) may also be a first name.
Schell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Dweller at the sign of the stallion; one with the qualities of a steed or stallion.
(Old English.) A spring.
Schell Demographics
Average Male Schell Height
176.95 cm
Average Female Schell Height
163.75 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Schell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schell is most common in The United States. It can appear as: Schéll. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Schell? popularity and diffusion
It is the 14,417th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 188,367 people. Schell is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Schell reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 640,739th most common forename at a global level, held by 200 people.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 17,616 people, or 1 in 20,576. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 5 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 63 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.
Schell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Schell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schell last name rose 718 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schell Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Schell are 15.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.36% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Schell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning 358,165 kr per year; in Peru they earn 88.58% less than the national average, earning S/. 2,214 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.97% more than the national average, earning R 365,892 per year; in Colombia they earn 41.28% more than the national average, earning $32,073,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.14% more than the national average, earning $44,504 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.74% less than the national average, earning $48,321 CAD per year.
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Schell Reference & Research
Shell DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Shell FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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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- 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 Schell
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