Scholzen Surname

294,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Scholzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scholzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6461:124,62115,213
United States3051:1,188,39084,748
Belgium1701:67,62710,816
France1441:461,26965,815
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Scholzen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scholzen is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Scholzen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scholzen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Scholzen is the 294,637th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,627,449 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Scholzen live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Scholzen is most common in Germany, where it is held by 646 people, or 1 in 124,621. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 67 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 23 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent live. Not including Germany this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Belgium, where 13 percent live.

Scholzen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scholzen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scholzen surname grew 3,813 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scholzen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Scholzen are 14.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.02% registered with the political party.

The amount Scholzen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.97% less than the national average, earning $38,845 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.68% less than the national average, earning $42,392 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 Scholzen
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