Scholtens Surname

132,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Scholtens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scholtens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,4881:6,787768
United States4261:850,84364,837
Canada2001:184,22818,260
Australia1571:171,94717,598
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Scholtens Last Name Facts

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

Scholtens is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scholtens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 132,651st most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,142,136 people. Scholtens occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Scholtens reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Scholtens is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,488 people, or 1 in 6,787. In The Netherlands Scholtens is most frequent in: Groningen, where 30 percent reside, North Holland, where 12 percent reside and Drenthe, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Scholtens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scholtens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Scholtens surname rose 8,520 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scholtens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scholtens last name are 30.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.27% registered with the party.

The amount Scholtens earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.4% more than the national average, earning $50,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.84% more than the national average, earning $52,090 CAD per year.

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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 Scholtens
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