Schjelde Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Schjelde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schjelde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1091:51,7865,324
Norway81:642,78647,258
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Schjelde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schjelde is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Schjelde.

How Common Is The Last Name Schjelde? popularity and diffusion

Schjelde is the 1,581,912th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Schjelde reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 51,786. In Denmark Schjelde is mostly found in: Region Zealand, where 59 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 26 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 15 percent are found. Beside Denmark Schjelde exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 6 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.

Schjelde Last Name Statistics demography

Schjelde earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 21.95% more than the national average, earning 422,037 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schjelder944/
Schielde880/
Hjelde86274/
Schieldge8237/
Schlede80116/
Schlder8017/
Shielde801/
Selde77131/
Jelde7729/
Celde776/
Schleder751,323/
Shielded75572/
Schledde75128/
Shieldes7539/
Shielder7514/
Schledes751/
Chieldes751/
Shiellde750/
Jeldes711,703/
Tjelde71112/
Jeldez7171/
Djelde7126/
Seelde7120/
Jelder7116/
Jeldey713/
Seldey711/
Seldei711/
Schlesder711/
Jeldee711/
Jeldeh711/
Seldee711/
Schldheis711/
Celldee6764/
Jelldeh6729/
Chleder6719/
Sielder674/
Siheldi674/
Shleder673/
Clde673/
Shielda672/
Sieldes671/
Schledeitz671/
Selldeh671/
Jgelder671/
Slde671/
Jlde671/
Cyelder670/
Schleda670/

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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 Schjelde
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