Dürrschmidt Surname

470,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dürrschmidt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dürrschmidt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7091:113,54813,978
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Durrschmidt (90) are calculated separately.

Dürrschmidt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dürrschmidt is most common in Germany. It can also appear as a variant: Durrschmidt. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dürrschmidt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 470,770th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,220,962 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dürrschmidt are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 709 people, or 1 in 113,548. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 32 percent are found, Saxony, where 26 percent are found and Hesse, where 18 percent are found. Beside Germany Dürrschmidt occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 0 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Dürrschmidt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dürrschmidt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dürrschmidt last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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