Scherens Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Scherens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scherens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1731:66,45510,647
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

Scherens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scherens is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherens? popularity and diffusion

Scherens is the 1,295,379th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Scherens reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Belgium, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 66,455. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 1 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Belgium it occurs in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheerens94480/
Scherrens94375/
Scheirens9426/
Cherens932/
Sherens930/
Cherrens881/
Schorens881/
Sherense880/
Shearens880/
Serens86108/
Cherns8649/
Cerens863/
Sherns860/
Scherinsh820/
Schergins820/
Saerens801,255/
Sierens801,224/
Soerens80195/
Shearns8044/
Ceurens8031/
Scharns8029/
Cerrens8025/
Sohrens8023/
Cherins809/
Sherins809/
Söhrens808/
Schorns805/
Serense801/
Sharens801/
Scearns801/
Cehrens801/
Shirens800/
Setrens800/
Schernz800/
Serrens800/
Serns7790/
Cerns7712/
Cearense75315/
Cherence75111/
Sheerins7579/
Cherenje7562/
Shearins7514/
Cherynsh755/
Searense753/
Sherenje752/
Cherenze752/
Sherence751/
Cherinsh751/
Soehrens751/
Serriens751/
Szerense751/
Sohreens751/
Squerens751/
Sherrins750/
Sarens71589/
Cearns71392/
Cerins71184/
Sorens7153/
Serins7137/
Searns7133/
Cerenz7116/
Sörens7114/
Serenz714/
Sharns712/
Ceirns711/
Sierns711/
Chernz711/
Sirens710/
Skerns710/
Shorns710/
Cernse710/
Serems710/
Seyrns710/
Sernns710/
Serenje67740/
Serrins6769/
Serence6729/
Serench6728/
Cerenze6718/
Sierins6718/
Shernce6718/
Cerence6713/
Zöhrens679/
Sorrens678/
Sarrens675/
Sorenns674/
Sergins673/
Chirenz671/
Schirnz671/
Serzins671/
Serenze671/
Ciroens671/
Cerinse671/
Chernce671/
Cearins670/
Cerrins670/
Searems670/
Searins670/

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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 Scherens
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