Messerschmidt Surname
Approximately 8,708 people bear this surname
Messerschmidt Surname User-submission:
This surname means "knife maker." Schmidt is a maker and messer is a knife.
Messerschmidt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,375 | 1:12,628 | 1,637 |
| United States | 1,583 | 1:228,970 | 22,084 |
| Denmark | 193 | 1:29,247 | 3,035 |
| Brazil | 156 | 1:1,372,271 | 46,465 |
| Canada | 108 | 1:341,163 | 30,982 |
| Netherlands | 81 | 1:208,484 | 28,519 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Austria | 20 | 1:425,772 | 43,235 |
| Slovakia | 18 | 1:296,469 | 43,115 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 155 | 1:323,992 | 25,248 |
Messerschmidt Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means "knife maker." Schmidt is a maker and messer is a knife.
- dcmbuhrMesserschmidt Demographics
Average Male Messerschmidt Height
179.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Messerschmidt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messerschmidt Come From? nationality or country of origin
Messerschmidt is found most in Germany. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Messerschmidt.
How Common Is The Last Name Messerschmidt? popularity and diffusion
The surname Messerschmidt is the 58,107th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 836,879 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Messerschmidt reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Messerschmidt is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 6,375 people, or 1 in 12,628. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Hesse, where 12 percent are found. Beside Germany Messerschmidt exists in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 percent are found.
Messerschmidt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Messerschmidt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Messerschmidt surname rose 1,021 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Messerschmidt Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Messerschmidt surname are 21.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.39% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Messerschmidt earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.65% more than the national average, earning R 272,448 per year; in United States they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $45,563 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.54% less than the national average, earning $44,945 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messerschmid | 96 | 307 | / |
| Messerchmidt | 96 | 60 | / |
| Messershmidt | 96 | 17 | / |
| Meserschmidt | 96 | 6 | / |
| Messerschmit | 96 | 4 | / |
| Messerscmidt | 96 | 2 | / |
| Messerschmiedt | 96 | 1 | / |
| Metsserschmidt | 96 | 1 | / |
| Messerschmmidt | 96 | 1 | / |
| Messerschmidtt | 96 | 0 | / |
| Messerschmitt | 92 | 647 | / |
| Messerschmied | 92 | 17 | / |
| Mesershmidt | 92 | 7 | / |
| Messershmit | 92 | 6 | / |
| Messershcmidt | 92 | 1 | / |
| Messerchmid | 92 | 1 | / |
| Misserschmidt | 92 | 0 | / |
| Messersmidt | 92 | 0 | / |
| Meserschmit | 92 | 0 | / |
| Messerschmidtová | 90 | 29 | / |
| Messerschmidtova | 90 | 3 | / |
| Messeerschmitt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Meßerschmidt | 88 | 67 | / |
| Messerszmidt | 88 | 41 | / |
| Messerchmitt | 88 | 2 | / |
| Meserschmitt | 88 | 2 | / |
| Messershmitt | 88 | 1 | / |
| Meeserchmidt | 88 | 1 | / |
| Messerchmedt | 88 | 1 | / |
| Messersmid | 87 | 38 | / |
| Messersmit | 87 | 3 | / |
| Messerschmidová | 86 | 4 | / |
| Meserschmidtová | 86 | 2 | / |
| Messerschmitova | 86 | 1 | / |
| Messerschmett | 85 | 1 | / |
| Masserschmitt | 85 | 0 | / |
| Messersmith | 83 | 3,103 | / |
| Meserszmidt | 83 | 2 | / |
| Messerszmit | 83 | 1 | / |
| Messersmitt | 83 | 0 | / |
| Messeersmith | 80 | 3 | / |
| Messerchmett | 80 | 0 | / |
| Messersmitte | 80 | 0 | / |
| Messersczmitova | 79 | 1 | / |
| Meserszmit | 78 | 38 | / |
| Mesersmith | 78 | 3 | / |
| Meserszmid | 78 | 2 | / |
| Massersmith | 75 | 2 | / |
| Messerszmyt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Missersmitt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Missersmith | 75 | 0 | / |
| Messersmette | 72 | 0 | / |
| Meserszmyt | 70 | 1 | / |
| Maserszmit | 70 | 1 | / |
| Meserszmidová | 69 | 2 | / |
| Macerszmidt | 67 | 7 | / |
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