Schlangen Surname

211,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schlangen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schlangen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9071:88,76011,187
United States7871:460,55839,303
Netherlands2461:68,64711,709
Wales41:773,63329,106
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Schlangen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schlangen has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlangen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 211,122nd most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,729,553 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Schlangen reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 907 people, or 1 in 88,760. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 57 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 40 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 2 percent live. Excluding Germany Schlangen exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live and The Netherlands, where 13 percent live.

Schlangen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schlangen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schlangen surname rose 3,279 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schlangen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schlangen surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Schlangen earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.24% more than the national average, earning $44,545 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sclangen941/
Shlangen941/
Schlengen891/
Slangen881,687/
Slangeng826/
Shlangin822/
Slangne751/
Schleinging701/
Shleinene671/
Clanhin6312/
Slanyne6311/
Zlagnean594/
Slonine507/

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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 Schlangen
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