Scherbel Surname

329,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scherbel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scherbel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8801:91,48311,482
United States2201:1,647,541109,999
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Scherbel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scherbel (Russian: Щербель) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherbel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Scherbel is the 329,447th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 6,477,819 people. The surname Scherbel is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Scherbel are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Scherbel is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 880 people, or 1 in 91,483. In Germany Scherbel is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 76 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 6 percent reside and Thuringia, where 6 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Scherbel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scherbel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scherbel surname grew 688 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scherbel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scherbel last name are 41.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.8% being registered with the political party.

Scherbel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.59% more than the national average, earning $49,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schierbel947/
Shcherbel946/
Schoerbel943/
Jscherbel941/
Cherbel93137/
Scherbl93114/
Sherbel9313/
Schirbel88159/
Sherbell8821/
Scharbel889/
Shcherbl881/
Serbel8626/
Cerbel862/
Sherbl861/
Szczerbel821/
Schirbell820/
Sharbel80116/
Scharbl8026/
Serbell8017/
Schirbl8017/
Cherbil804/
Cerbeld803/
Sierbel802/
Sahrbel801/
Shirbel801/
Sherble800/
Cerbelle75209/
Sherbill7531/
Sharbell7510/
Sharbeel753/
Cherhbil751/
Serbelle751/
Sheerhbl751/
Sherbilt750/
Searbell750/
Shorbell750/
Sarbel711,082/
Zerbel71458/
Sorbel71267/
Sirbel714/
Šerbel712/
Serble711/
Sarbell6722/
Sorbell676/
Szarbel671/
Sharbil671/
Zerbell671/
Sorrbel670/

Scherbel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Scherbel in the Russian language
Щербельserbel-

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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 Scherbel
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