Schellhammer Surname

260,578th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schellhammer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schellhammer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9171:87,79211,059
United States5081:713,50256,234
Switzerland541:152,09114,437
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Schellhammer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schellhammer is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Schellhammer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schellhammer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 260,578th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,835,797 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Schellhammer live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 917 people, or 1 in 87,792. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 64 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent reside and Bavaria, where 6 percent reside. Besides Germany Schellhammer is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Switzerland, where 4 percent reside.

Schellhammer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schellhammer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schellhammer surname expanded 1,752 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schellhammer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schellhammer surname are 9.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.2% registered with the political party.

Schellhammer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $40,677 USD 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schellhammer
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