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 surname Schälin is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Schalin. For other possible spellings of Schälin click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schälin? popularity and diffusion
The surname Schälin is the 1,537,949th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The last name Schälin is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schälin live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Schälin is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 89,271. In Switzerland Schälin is most frequent in: Canton of Obwalden, where 70 percent live, Canton of Lucerne, where 9 percent live and Canton of St Gallen, where 8 percent live. Outside of Switzerland this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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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