Scherfenberg Surname

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

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Scherfenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scherfenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Scherfenberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scherfenberg is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherfenberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Scherfenberg is the 1,295,379th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name Scherfenberg occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Scherfenberg are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Scherfenberg is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 3,356,101. In The United States Scherfenberg is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 51 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and Missouri, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 37 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Scherfenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scherfenberg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 771 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scherfenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scherfenberg last name are 11.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.06% being registered with the party.

Scherfenberg earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.29% more than the national average, earning $43,704 USD per year.

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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 Scherfenberg
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