Schellenberg Surname

48,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schellenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schellenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,3491:18,5112,427
Canada2,6671:13,8152,036
Switzerland1,6131:5,092760
United States1,4411:251,53323,900
France1281:518,92871,816
Paraguay791:91,6042,196
Netherlands721:234,54430,714
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Austria271:315,38635,058
England241:2,321,58686,519
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Norway131:395,56035,657
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Jersey31:33,0674,675
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

Schellenberg (14) may also be a first name.

Schellenberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schellenberg is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schellenberg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 48,453rd most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 684,855 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Schellenberg are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name in the world, borne by 14 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 4,349 people, or 1 in 18,511. In Germany Schellenberg is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live, Thuringia, where 17 percent live and Saxony, where 14 percent live. Not including Germany this last name is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent live and Switzerland, where 15 percent live.

Schellenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schellenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schellenberg last name increased 1,253 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schellenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schellenberg last name are 19.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.34% being registered with the political party.

The amount Schellenberg earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 14.75% more than the national average, earning 397,126 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.95% more than the national average, earning $47,442 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.58% less than the national average, earning $47,904 CAD per year.

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