Schapitz Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schapitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schapitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3171:253,96027,423
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Schapitz Last Name Facts

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

Schapitz is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schapitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 816,514th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. The surname Schapitz is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Schapitz are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 317 people, or 1 in 253,960. In Germany Schapitz is most numerous in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 36 percent reside, Saxony, where 12 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside. Other than Germany Schapitz exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schappitz941/
Chapitz936/
Schepitz888/
Schapuiz885/
Shcapitz881/
Zschäpitz8221/
Shapits801/
Sapiz779/
Schepetz7516/
Cheypitz751/
Sapuiz7178/
Shapic7118/
Zapitz7114/
Sapoiz714/
Shapez712/
Sapits711/
Shapić711/
Sopitz711/
Scopetz6728/
Chapyts6717/
Shapich677/
Sapiets677/
Cepietz676/
Chapets675/
Shaphic674/
Schopez671/
Sapitch671/
Shapets671/
Chopits671/

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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 Schapitz
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