Schelt Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Schelt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel221:388,98331,283
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Schelt Last Name Facts

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

Schelt is carried by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schelt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,580,327th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 39 percent of Schelt reside; 39 percent reside in West Asia and 39 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

Schelt is most frequently held in Israel, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 388,983. In Israel Schelt is primarily found in: Southern District, where 45 percent live, Haifa District, where 41 percent live and Northern District, where 14 percent live. Not including Israel this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Schelt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schelt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schelt last name fell 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schelt Last Name Statistics demography

Schelt earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.4% less than the national average, earning $20,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheldt92316/
Schelts92100/
Scheltz9257/
Scheult9210/
Schielt925/
Schuelt921/
Schel91852/
Shelt91302/
Chelt9114/
Scelt911/
Schieldt8671/
Shchelts866/
Scheltte862/
Schelths861/
Schellts860/
Schoeldt860/
Scheldts860/
Schell8338,688/
Scheel8318,843/
Schiel835,720/
Scheld831,921/
Schilt831,867/
Schehl83916/
Schoel83852/
Shelte83709/
Schael83617/
Sheldt8390/
Schuel8346/
Chelte8344/
Schült8327/
Shchel8320/
Chelts833/
Sheelt833/
Shelth831/
Cheltt830/
Scelte830/
Scehel830/
Shellt830/
Chel808,429/
Selt806,479/
Shel802,461/
Celt80159/
Scel800/
Schildt774,163/
Schield77792/
Schoell77668/
Schilte77336/
Schiehl77267/
Schiell77185/
Schälte7760/
Schuell7756/
Schöltz7744/
Schyldt7740/
Schüldt7737/
Schültz7734/
Scheehl7730/
Scheeld7724/
Schaell7720/
Schoeld7718/
Schelpf7713/
Schelcz778/
Scheell777/
Schilts776/
Schöldt775/
Schssel774/
Schiltt773/
Schyltz772/
Schiltd772/
Schelpp771/
Cheltte771/
Schcell771/
Schelds771/
Schylte771/
Shchell771/
Sscheel771/
Sclhett771/
Schhlte771/
Schuehl770/
Scheuhl770/
Schoehl770/
Schehel770/
Shellte770/
Schuilt770/
Scheull770/
Shell7320,926/
Sheel7312,626/
Chell733,271/
Chelh731,401/
Schäl73947/
Cheel73413/
Shilt73326/
Scell73224/
Selth73221/
Skelt73162/
Schil73138/
Selte73119/
Seelt7382/
Schöl7376/
Sheld7360/
Selts7347/
Chehl7346/
Schél7331/
Chilt7325/
Scelp7317/
Schül7315/
Schyl7311/
Sceel7310/
Suelt7310/
Seldt739/
Cehel737/
Shylt735/
Chelp734/
Celte733/
Cheld733/
Jchel733/
Sciel732/
Celtz732/
Soelt731/
Sielt731/
Chesl731/
Seltt731/
Shıel731/
Chylt731/
Saelt730/
Shchehel71294/
Schiehll7178/
Schildts7133/
Schöldtz7112/
Schelova717/
Schelová716/
Chehelte711/
Schillte710/
Schilltz710/
Schilttz710/
Schild6714,461/
Sel6714,300/
Schill6711,855/
Schöll673,674/
Cel672,641/
Schuil671,053/
Schüll67879/
Schöld67299/
Schihl67262/
Shildt67216/
Schöhl6797/
Schäll6760/
Chiltz6752/
Sheldh6738/
Schyll6727/
Skelte6726/
Seldte6723/
Schellová6722/
Shilte6720/
Cheeld6718/
Chilts6713/
Chilte6713/
Schéll6713/
Jæchel6712/
Sheell676/
Shcell676/
Sheehl675/
Schilh675/
Schühl675/
Selthe674/
Schähl673/
Sielts672/
Sheeld672/
Skelts672/
Hsuelt671/
Scheelová671/
Shylte671/
Sellte671/
Ssheel671/
Sielte671/
Shelll671/
Scildt671/
Shseel671/
Shchil671/
Shzeel671/
Schüld671/
Zcheel671/
Sciell670/
Sclett670/
Seltte670/
Childt670/
Skellt670/
Cehell670/

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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 Schelt
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