Schälin Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Schälin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 92 | 1:89,271 | 9,885 |
| Sweden | 42 | 1:234,447 | 16,276 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Schalin (778) are calculated separately.
Schälin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schälin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schälin occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Schalin. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schälin? popularity and diffusion
Schälin is the 1,537,949th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname Schälin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schälin reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
Schälin is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 89,271. In Switzerland Schälin is most prevalent in: Canton of Obwalden, where 70 percent live, Canton of Lucerne, where 9 percent live and Canton of St Gallen, where 8 percent live. Other than Switzerland this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 31 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.
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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 Schälin
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