Schepen Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schepen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schepen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1501:112,58117,977
United States181:20,136,607622,629
France131:5,109,440259,941
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Schepen (19) may also be a first name.

Schepen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schepen (Russian: Щепень) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Schepen.

How Common Is The Last Name Schepen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schepen is the 1,155,901st most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Schepen are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Schepen is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 19 people.

Schepen is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 112,581. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 69 percent live, Utrecht, where 11 percent live and North Holland, where 7 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Schepen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schepen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 360 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schepen Last Name Statistics demography

Schepen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoepen93202/
Schaepen939/
Shchepen938/
Scheepen933/
Scheppen932/
Schepend930/
Chepen9213/
Shepen9213/
Schoepfen880/
Schoeppen880/
Schopen86834/
Schepin86570/
Schapen8610/
Chepeng862/
Cheepen861/
Sheppen860/
Sheepen860/
Sepen83312/
Cepen839/
Shchepin801,686/
Schepina80827/
Schoppen80334/
Shchepyn80202/
Schöppen8066/
Schiopen8020/
Schipien8014/
Scheping806/
Schappen802/
Cheepeng801/
Schippen801/
Schäppen801/
Cheapeng801/
Sepeng772,743/
Siepen77771/
Shopen77500/
Seypen77221/
Shapen77200/
Chepin77109/
Seppen77108/
Shepin7787/
Cepeng7753/
Chipen7742/
Sepenk7721/
Shepyn7721/
Chepyn7718/
Cepent7713/
Seepen7712/
Seipen776/
Scepin773/
Sepien773/
Shipen772/
Sepend772/
Chepén772/
Scipen771/
Setpen771/
Sehpen771/
Szepen771/
Chepng771/
Schapn770/
Sepfen770/
Shchepina751,804/
Shchepyna75216/
Schepping7527/
Schayphen755/
Schoepfin753/
Schepnova752/
Shepenova752/
Schappien751/
Shippen711,115/
Chipeng71959/
Chojpen71506/
Cheping7174/
Schapin7171/
Seepeng7170/
Shepina7144/
Schipin7136/
Chaipen7135/
Scipien7132/
Shepyna7124/
Sheping7120/
Schepinova7119/
Shopenn7117/
Schopin7116/
Shipeng7116/
Shapien7115/
Chippen716/
Chipend715/
Scepina715/
Shoppen714/
Shaapen714/
Setpeng714/
Seipeng713/
Chespin712/
Seepaen712/
Chipent711/
Ceappen711/
Shipemn711/
Seppien711/
Seepene711/
Sieppen711/
Cehepin711/
Shipien711/
Saepuen711/
Sheepin711/
Shappen711/
Chuypen711/
Cheepng711/
Chitpen711/
Sepenck710/
Schoppn710/
Cepin671,431/
Sepin67837/
Sipen67385/
Chaipeng67268/
Sapen67251/
Sypen67197/
Sopen67180/
Shchipin6787/
Schappin6745/
Schipina6742/
Cypen6730/
Shchypyn6717/
Cheeping6715/
Choipeng6712/
Sepem679/
Shechpin677/
Choypeng677/
Cipen676/
Shippien675/
Sciepień674/
Shapn674/
Siepn673/
Sheeping673/
Sepyn673/
Sceapina672/
Sepenova672/
Chippent671/
Jsepn671/
Sepnt671/
Szcypien671/
Shepping671/
Seheping671/
Seipeeng671/
Cepín671/
Cepem671/
Cepenova671/
Chepingh671/
Chaipent671/
Chuipeng671/
Schippin670/

Schepen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Schepen in the Russian language
Щепеньsepen-

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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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  • 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 Schepen
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