Where Does The Last Name Schelten Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Schelten is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schelten? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Schelten is the 2,808,717^th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Schelten live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,789,010. In Germany Schelten is primarily concentrated in: Berlin, where 44 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 2 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.