Scheltjens Surname
Approximately 212 people bear this surname
Scheltjens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 209 | 1:55,008 | 8,920 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
Scheltjens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scheltjens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scheltjens occurs most in Belgium. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Scheltjens? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,136,896th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Scheltjens are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 55,008. In Belgium Scheltjens is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 0 percent are found. Besides Belgium it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scheyltjens | 95 | 290 | / |
| Scheltiens | 90 | 49 | / |
| Schölgens | 74 | 33 | / |
| Schöllgens | 70 | 6 | / |
| Schuldjohns | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sylgens | 59 | 1 | / |
| Silgens | 59 | 1 | / |
| Silshens | 56 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Scheltjens
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