Schengen Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Luxembourg
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Schengen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schengen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Luxembourg391:14,8863,396
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Schengen (18) may also be a first name.

Schengen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schengen is found most in Luxembourg. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schengen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname Schengen is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Schengen live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 18 people.

It is most widely held in Luxembourg, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 14,886. In Luxembourg it is mostly found in: Capellen Canton, where 95 percent live, Esch-sur-Alzette Canton, where 3 percent live and Luxembourg Canton, where 3 percent live. Beside Luxembourg Schengen exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 5 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoengen9430/
Shengen9316/
Chengen9316/
Scengen930/
Schöngen88227/
Schingen88215/
Chengeng884/
Shenggen882/
Cheng'en881/
Sengen86226/
Cengen8628/
Chenggeng822/
Söhngen801,038/
Shingen80605/
Chenene80330/
Sengeng80216/
Senggen8082/
Chenean8079/
Shenene8072/
Chingen8048/
Åsengen8029/
Shengin8027/
Chengem8015/
Cengeng8012/
Chengin8011/
Chenein804/
Shengne803/
Chengne803/
Sengent802/
Sengenc802/
Scingen801/
Chengyn801/
Saengen801/
Cenggen801/
Schinckgen7811/
Schenichen782/
Soehngen75313/
Senggeng7571/
Seengoen7540/
Sengieng7516/
Seng'eng754/
Cheynene753/
Shhenean753/
Chenheng752/
Shenheen751/
Shyongen751/
Ssengend751/
Sehenene751/
Sengueng751/
Chenguin751/
Cheniten751/
Chenginn751/
Seenguen751/
Saenngen751/
Shenehen750/
Scheinichen7434/
Scheinaisen741/
Senene71864/
Saenngoen71377/
Sengin71219/
Sengem71196/
Cengin71142/
Singen71127/
Sengün71124/
Söngen71101/
Zengen7199/
Cenean7170/
Şengen7136/
Sengne7125/
Scheinine7115/
Cenene7114/
Senean713/
Senein712/
Syngen712/
Senningen712/
Seneyn711/
Chenichen711/
Shheneane711/
Sengön711/
Semgen711/
Cheamnean711/
Chengging711/
Cingen710/
Chenine673,453/
Chinene671,289/
Shingne67623/
Shinene67385/
Chemgne67375/
Saengin67241/
Singeen67147/
Chingin67146/
Chenain67111/
Sinheng6778/
Shingin6759/
Senicen6757/
Singeng6731/
Senesen6720/
Cenicen6714/
Seangin6713/
Senhenn6711/
Cingeng6710/
Senghin678/
Sengain678/
Shenine676/
Singgen675/
Zenggen675/
Senehyn675/
Senisen674/
Chingne673/
Chenhyn673/
Chenène672/
Ssenene672/
Senguem672/
Semheng672/
Soyngen672/
Senging672/
Shenayn671/
Shenoyn671/
Seanean671/
Senguun671/
Seenein671/
Scheinhing671/
Seenene671/
Seneene671/
Senesén671/
Senguin671/
Semngin671/
Seingin671/
Süncgen671/
Chemgem671/
Chenhin671/
Chingün671/
Senienh671/
Seniten671/
Senheng671/
Senggem671/
Sengiem671/
Soingen671/
Shenynh671/
Suingen670/
Cenetin670/

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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 Schengen
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