Scherhans Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Scherhans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Scherhans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scherhans Come From? nationality or country of origin
Scherhans occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Scherhans? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Scherhans occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Scherhans are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 2,776,050. In Germany Scherhans is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 31 percent are found and Hesse, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scheerhans | 95 | 30 | / |
| Scherrans | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cherans | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sherans | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sheerans | 82 | 28 | / |
| Cheyrans | 82 | 5 | / |
| Chetrans | 82 | 4 | / |
| Serzhans | 82 | 1 | / |
| Scheranz | 82 | 0 | / |
| Serans | 80 | 125 | / |
| Cerans | 80 | 1 | / |
| Serzans | 75 | 100 | / |
| Ceirans | 75 | 48 | / |
| Shirans | 75 | 18 | / |
| Sharans | 75 | 4 | / |
| Serrans | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cherams | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zerhans | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seerans | 75 | 0 | / |
| Chirans | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sherons | 75 | 0 | / |
| Cherance | 71 | 59 | / |
| Chitrans | 71 | 25 | / |
| Sheranze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scharanz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chereins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chitransh | 67 | 539 | / |
| Sarans | 67 | 37 | / |
| Sorans | 67 | 7 | / |
| Serons | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seráns | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seraggins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serams | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Scherhans
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