Schelven Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schelven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schelven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Schelven Last Name Facts

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

Schelven is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schelven? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Schelven reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,206,227. In The Netherlands Schelven is most numerous in: South Holland, where 57 percent are found, North Brabant, where 36 percent are found and Utrecht, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Schelven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schelven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schelven last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelven9337/
Chelven9314/
Scholven88102/
Schelvin880/
Selven86503/
Celven861/
Scholvien8238/
Shelvin80649/
Selveen8010/
Sholven804/
Chelvin804/
Chelvem802/
Chilven801/
Scholvin75173/
Shelving7516/
Shellvin755/
Shelvina754/
Shelvine753/
Selventh753/
Schalvin752/
Selvesen752/
Chelvain751/
Sjelvgen751/
Selleven751/
Selvin71936/
Silven71590/
Salven71155/
Solven71100/
Selvén7173/
Celvin7167/
Selvem7161/
Sylven7155/
Selvyn7139/
Cilven715/
Selvèn711/
Selvina67790/
Silvent67459/
Sileven6792/
Shalvin6739/
Schölvinck6734/
Solveen6724/
Selvine6718/
Selving6717/
Celvina6713/
Silvene675/
Solvien674/
Selvion674/
Sylvent674/
Salveen673/
Silveen673/
Sylvene672/
Sholvin671/
Skelvin671/
Selvyna671/
Silvien671/
Silvean671/
Salvien671/
Sylvein671/
Chilvin671/
Selvyne671/
Selveem671/
Syleven670/
Shilvin670/

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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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  • 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 Schelven
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