Schilf Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Schilf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schilf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2581:312,03731,593
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Australia641:421,80833,593
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Schilf Last Name Facts

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

Schilf is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schilf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 515,280th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,512,711 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Schilf live; 42 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schilf is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 312,037. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Schilf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schilf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schilf last name increased 2,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schilf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schilf last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Schilf earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.9% more than the national average, earning $47,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.58% more than the national average, earning $51,460 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schilff9235/
Schielf922/
Schilpf920/
Chilf9116/
Shilf912/
Schillff861/
Schilb83530/
Schelf832/
Silf8018/
Schelfe7745/
Schelpf7713/
Schelft770/
Chelf731,049/
Silfe737/
Szilf736/
Cilff732/
Shelf732/
Scelf731/
Scheelfe711/
Shellf679/
Shelff673/
Chelfe673/
Shelfe671/
Cilffe671/
Schoellpf670/

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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 Schilf
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