Scheltema Surname

446,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Scheltema Surname Definition:

“Son of Schelte” (Old Frisian Name).

Scheltema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4451:37,9496,409
South Africa1191:455,27538,276
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Canada471:783,94961,790
Australia441:613,53943,545
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Scheltema Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Son of Schelte” (Old Frisian Name).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Scheltema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scheltema occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Scheltema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheltema? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scheltema is the 446,308th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 9,538,673 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Scheltema live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Scheltema is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 445 people, or 1 in 37,949. In The Netherlands Scheltema is primarily found in: North Holland, where 37 percent live, South Holland, where 18 percent live and Friesland, where 13 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Scheltema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scheltema has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Scheltema surname decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scheltema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scheltema surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Scheltema earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.52% more than the national average, earning R 317,292 per year; in United States they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $45,795 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.4% less than the national average, earning $48,986 CAD per year.

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