Schelzig Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schelzig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schelzig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1631:493,89942,398
Czechia111:966,67976,885
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Schelzig Last Name Facts

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

Schelzig is found most in Germany. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schelzig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,272,314th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Schelzig are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Schelzig is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 493,899. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 20 percent live, Bavaria, where 19 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Besides Germany this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Schelzig Last Name Statistics demography

Schelzig earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schellzig9417/
Scheltzig942/
Schulzig8873/
Schölzig8823/
Schőlzig884/
Scholzig880/
Selzig862/
Schelzigová849/
Chelsig800/
Schelski75229/
Schulzic7516/
Cheluzgo759/
Chelasig751/
Chelzghi751/
Scheleski7185/
Selsig7143/
Scheloski7122/
Schelisky711/
Schelsoki711/
Scheliski710/
Chelski6795/
Shelski6730/
Schulzc674/
Schulz-Üge671/
Chelsik671/

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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 Schelzig
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