Schjerpen Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Schjerpen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schjerpen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1081:47,6146,821
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Schjerpen Last Name Facts

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

Schjerpen has its highest incidence in Norway. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Schjerpen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schjerpen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,755,741st most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Schjerpen are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 47,614. In Norway Schjerpen is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 91 percent are found, Central Norway, where 4 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Norway this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Schjerpen Last Name Statistics demography

Schjerpen earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 11.26% less than the national average, earning 307,101 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Serpen801,065/
Schrepfen785/
Sierpen751/
Shcherpyna741/
Sierpien71101/
Serpin67879/
Gerpen679/
Cerpin673/
Sirpen672/
Jerpin672/
Jirpen671/
Serpyn671/
Srepen671/
Sierpin637/
Hjärpne634/
Serrpin630/
Sierpień59728/
Sierpina59202/
Järpén539/
Gerpin532/
Järping503/
Gerping501/
Sirpień501/

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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 Schjerpen
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