Surname שלינג (Schelling 
, שלינג 
) , in the entire world, is quite a common family name. The surname שלינג is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Switzerland, where it is quite a rare surname, Austria, and Netherlands. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Germany, the United States, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, שלינג is the forename as well as the last name.