Scherlen Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Scherlen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scherlen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1711:388,43757,373
United States401:9,061,473385,835
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Scherlen (12) may also be a first name.

Scherlen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scherlen occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherlen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,136,896th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. The last name Scherlen occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Scherlen live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name at a global level, held by 12 people.

The last name Scherlen is most widely held in France, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 388,437. In France Scherlen is most common in: Grand Est, where 95 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 2 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 1 percent reside. Barring France this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and New Zealand, where 0 percent reside.

Scherlen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scherlen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scherlen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scherlen last name are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.29% registered with the political party.

Scherlen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.75% less than the national average, earning $38,077 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheurlen9476/
Scherlein9432/
Scherlean940/
Cherlen931/
Sherlen931/
Schierlein8924/
Scheurlein8915/
Schoerlein891/
Scheirlein890/
Scherlin88214/
Schirlen8849/
Sherlene8824/
Cherlene884/
Sherlein883/
Sherlean882/
Sherleen882/
Sherlien881/
Scherlyn880/
Scharlen880/
Serlen8656/
Cerlen867/
Schoerlin8244/
Shcherlin822/
Schirlein820/
Sherlin80959/
Cherlin80273/
Shirlen80146/
Sherlyn8043/
Sharlen802/
Cheryln802/
Cerleen801/
Sehrlen801/
Cerlene801/
Chirlen801/
Soerlen801/
Sheryln800/
Shorlen800/
Cerllen800/
Schjørlien7877/
Scherlynck7824/
Scherlinck7820/
Scheerlink7813/
Schörrlein788/
Scheirling782/
Shcherlina782/
Sheryllien781/
Sheirleane781/
Sherling75577/
Sherline75201/
Shirleen75111/
Scharlin75109/
Schirlin7566/
Sharlein7566/
Schörlin7558/
Sherlina7534/
Cherline7528/
Schärlin7513/
Sharleen7512/
Cherling7512/
Shirlean758/
Sherlynn754/
Scerling753/
Sherlyna753/
Schariln753/
Sharlean753/
Sherrlyn752/
Shearlin752/
Cherlind751/
Shierlyn751/
Shirleyn751/
Sharllen751/
Sherlind751/
Sherlain750/
Sherloin750/
Scheirlinck74234/
Scheirlynck7451/
Scheerlynck7427/
Serlin71892/
Schörling71198/
Schiorlin71126/
Schärling7152/
Zerlen7137/
Sheirling7132/
Sarlen718/
Cerlin717/
Serlyn715/
Sörlen714/
Shearling712/
Sheerling711/
Sorlen711/
Chyrrlenn711/
Serlén711/
Szczerlin711/
Chairlean711/
Cherlling711/
Shirln710/
Sharlin67721/
Sorlien67307/
Serling67259/
Serlina67253/
Shirlin67174/
Chirlin67104/
Cerling6792/
Serlyna6779/
Sirlene6765/
Sörlien6711/
Shirlyn679/
Sorlein678/
Saarlen678/
Shorlin677/
Serlijn677/
Shyrlyn677/
Serline676/
Cerlina675/
Schirrling675/
Sheerhleem673/
Cerline672/
Sarlien672/
Cerllin671/
Cherylline671/
Zerlein671/
Soerlin671/
Sheerlinck671/
Serlain671/
Serlind671/
Cerlyna671/
Cearlin671/
Cherlim671/
Sheryllynn670/
Cerlyon670/
Zeirlen670/
Sirleen670/
Cerlain670/
Schirlling670/

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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 Scherlen
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