Scheltinga Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Scheltinga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scheltinga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3771:44,7947,616
Australia431:627,80744,139
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Wales71:442,07621,198
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Scheltinga Last Name Facts

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

Scheltinga is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Scheltinga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheltinga? popularity and diffusion

Scheltinga is the 600,164th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 14,068,621 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Scheltinga are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 377 people, or 1 in 44,794. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 21 percent are found, Friesland, where 20 percent are found and North Holland, where 17 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Scheltinga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scheltinga last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Scheltinga earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.11% less than the national average, earning $40,944 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheltinga955/
Cheltina891/
Scheltena847/
Seltina825/
Siltionga743/
Zeltina71863/
Siltina712/
Syltina711/
Seltena711/
Seltino711/
Celtino711/
Silthina676/
Seltemga671/
Zeltyna5912/
Zeltiņa592/
Siltino591/

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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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  • 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 Scheltinga
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