Schellekens Surname

84,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schellekens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schellekens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,1531:4,066390
Belgium1,2321:9,3321,330
France941:706,62589,060
Canada681:541,84745,466
Australia371:729,61448,196
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England181:3,095,448105,421
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Schellekens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schellekens is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schellekens? popularity and diffusion

Schellekens is the 84,420th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,273,156 people. The last name Schellekens is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Schellekens reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Schellekens is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 4,153 people, or 1 in 4,066. In The Netherlands Schellekens is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 70 percent are found, South Holland, where 9 percent are found and North Holland, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 22 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Schellekens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schellekens surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90% registered with the political party.

The amount Schellekens earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 29.06% more than the national average, earning $55,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.56% less than the national average, earning $43,443 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shellekens952/
Schillekens911/
Sehellekens911/
Sellekens901/
Sillekens80345/
Cillekens80217/
Zellekens803/
Zillekens70256/
Sillikens701/
Zellekenz701/
Zilleckens677/
Zillikens60218/
Zillickens576/

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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 Schellekens
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