Schelwald Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Schelwald Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 45 | 1:375,271 | 40,838 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Schelwald Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schelwald Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schelwald is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Schelwald.
How Common Is The Last Name Schelwald? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,876,555th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schelwald reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Schelwald is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 375,271. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 31 percent reside, Groningen, where 29 percent reside and Overijssel, where 13 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands it occurs in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schellwald | 95 | 6 | / |
| Schellewald | 90 | 113 | / |
| Shelwale | 82 | 24 | / |
| Sheelwal | 82 | 2 | / |
| Suelwald | 82 | 0 | / |
| Shelwall | 82 | 0 | / |
| Selwal | 80 | 87 | / |
| Chilwal | 75 | 446 | / |
| Sülwald | 75 | 41 | / |
| Shilwal | 75 | 12 | / |
| Selwold | 75 | 7 | / |
| Cylwald | 75 | 0 | / |
| Süllwald | 71 | 79 | / |
| Syllwald | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shilwale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chillwal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silwal | 67 | 7,869 | / |
| Suellwold | 67 | 21 | / |
| Cilwal | 67 | 4 | / |
| Selbal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silwale | 63 | 149 | / |
| Sülwold | 63 | 14 | / |
| Selbold | 63 | 2 | / |
| Silwaal | 63 | 2 | / |
| Selyual | 63 | 1 | / |
| Selbail | 63 | 1 | / |
| Selball | 63 | 0 | / |
| Silwold | 63 | 0 | / |
| Silbald | 63 | 0 | / |
| Süllwold | 59 | 135 | / |
| Sellvall | 59 | 3 | / |
| Silwaile | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sielbold | 59 | 1 | / |
| Selbol | 53 | 366 | / |
| Silbal | 53 | 27 | / |
| Selbolt | 50 | 1 | / |
| Zilbald | 50 | 1 | / |
| Siluale | 50 | 1 | / |
| Silbold | 50 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Schelwald
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