Schellig Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schellig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schellig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1431:562,97546,225
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Schellig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schellig is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schellig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schellig is the 1,276,805th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname Schellig occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Schellig live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 562,975. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 36 percent live, Saxony, where 29 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 11 percent live. Apart from Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Austria, where 3 percent live.

Schellig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schellig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schellig last name rose 483 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schellig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schellig are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Schellig earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.13% more than the national average, earning $50,973 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoellig9450/
Chellig93286/
Shellig931/
Schillig881,139/
Schöllig88117/
Schällig8834/
Schüllig881/
Schelleg880/
Sellig86155/
Chelligue828/
Chelliq80274/
Shillig80101/
Selliog8037/
Soellig8013/
Shellik804/
Seellig802/
Shelleg802/
Skellig801/
Scillig801/
Chillig801/
Schilliggs780/
Sclig770/
Scellick7535/
Schillik7516/
Shellick751/
Schellek751/
Sellik71206/
Sillig71164/
Chellegue71103/
Söllig7168/
Cellik7144/
Sellix7130/
Selleg7124/
Schillick7122/
Cellic711/
Zellig711/
Schuellek711/
Schelleck711/
Sellic710/
Schiolleg710/
Shilleigh710/
Sellick673,117/
Schelleack679/
Cehelik678/
Silligk674/
Shellek674/
Sellike673/
Sellikh671/
Chillic671/
Cellick670/
Scleigh670/

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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 Schellig
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