Scherthan Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scherthan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scherthan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1111:725,27454,868
Austria111:774,13064,097

Scherthan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scherthan is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Scherthan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherthan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scherthan is the 1,637,889th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name Scherthan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Scherthan live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Scherthan is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 725,274. In Germany it is most frequent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 86 percent are found, Hesse, where 10 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Scherthan is found in one country. It also occurs in Austria, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schertan941/
Chertan88343/
Shertan888/
Chertham822/
Sehertan821/
Schartan821/
Scertain820/
Certan801,214/
Sertan80224/
Cherthong7810/
Scheirton787/
Cherdtham782/
Schartain781/
Certain752,705/
Shartan75395/
Sertane75204/
Chirtan75124/
Cherton75105/
Sertain7563/
Serttan7531/
Sarthan7527/
Sherton7522/
Sirthan7517/
Shortan7516/
Ceartan752/
Certaín751/
Certean751/
Sertang751/
Sorthan751/
Sertant751/
Seartan751/
Shirtan750/
Cherdthong7443/
Shertanova7413/
Scharton71736/
Certaine719/
Chertong715/
Shertong714/
Chertein713/
Shearton712/
Sirtahan711/
Seartang711/
Sahrtaan711/
Ceartain710/
Schorton710/
Sartan67473/
Serton67171/
Sortan67111/
Certon6749/
Sirtan6730/
Cirtan6714/
Sertam677/
Zertan677/
Cherdtong675/
Certanova672/
Sertaangh672/
Chairtang671/
Certam671/
Certán671/
Sertachin671/
Cheartong671/

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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 Scherthan
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