Schriven Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Schriven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schriven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Schriven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schriven is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schriven? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schriven is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Schriven is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Schriven live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly found in: South Carolina, where 100 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent live.

Schriven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schriven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schriven surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schrijven945/
Schrieven941/
Scriven937,767/
Shriven932/
Chriven931/
Schreven88448/
Scrivenn881/
Shriveen880/
Sriven867/
Criven860/
Schreeven825/
Schreyven821/
Screven80170/
Scrivin80135/
Shreven8013/
Sriveng801/
Creivean755/
Sriveing751/
Sriveang751/
Chrivine751/
Screeven751/
Shriving750/
Creven7118/
Crivin715/
Srivichen712/
Chrisbene711/
Schreibeisen709/
Sribhen6714/
Crevean673/
Srivina672/
Screvin671/
Sriving671/
Schryvinck671/

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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 Schriven
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