Schellenburg Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schellenburg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schellenburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Schellenburg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schellenburg is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schellenburg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843,861st most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Schellenburg live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 3,220,218. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 48 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent are found and Hesse, where 16 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Schellenburg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schellenburg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schellenburg surname grew 260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schellenburg Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Schellenburg earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 38.26% less than the national average, earning $26,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.33% more than the national average, earning $57,794 CAD per year.

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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
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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 Schellenburg
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