Schatz Surname

23,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Schatz Surname Definition:

(1) “Treasure” in German. (2) Also abbreviation for “Sheliah Zebbor” in Hebrew. See also Katz.

Schatz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,5131:38,1014,703
Germany6,5791:12,2371,578
Austria2,7781:3,065301
Israel9331:9,1721,416
Canada8251:44,6615,502
France7461:89,03912,762
Brazil5101:419,75415,941
Argentina2691:158,89713,379
Switzerland2451:33,5224,929
Australia2311:116,86512,949
South Africa1801:300,98728,973
Hungary1211:81,1268,137
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Mexico451:2,758,36022,009
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
England361:1,547,72466,012
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Chile221:800,74917,445
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Liechtenstein191:2,020214
Czechia171:625,49860,070
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Panama81:489,0328,962
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Finland61:916,11741,832
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China41:341,830,39216,990
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5331:94,2199,638

Schatz (54) may also be a first name.

Schatz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) “Treasure” in German. (2) Also abbreviation for “Sheliah Zebbor” in Hebrew. See also Katz.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German, Hebrew) The dear or beloved person; contraction of Sheliah Tzibbur (minister of the congregation).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Schatz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schatz (Arabic: شاتز) is most common in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schatz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 23,169th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 311,487 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Schatz live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,350,955th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 54 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 9,513 people, or 1 in 38,101. In The United States Schatz is most common in: California, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 68 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 28 percent are found and Austria, where 12 percent are found.

Schatz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schatz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schatz last name expanded 1,785 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 360 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schatz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schatz surname are 12.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.35% being registered with the party.

The amount Schatz earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 10.85% less than the national average, earning R 211,860 per year; in United States they earn 9.11% more than the national average, earning $47,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning $51,354 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaetz92363/
Schautz92305/
Schaitz9259/
Scheatz925/
Schaatz923/
Schastz923/
Schatzz922/
Schattz920/
Shatz911,225/
Schaz91274/
Schaustz86137/
Schauttz8614/
Schötz833,140/
Schetz83508/
Schauz83469/
Schotz83443/
Schats83325/
Sheatz8396/
Chautz8311/
Chaitz836/
Shautz833/
Chastz832/
Schadz832/
Schatx832/
Cheatz832/
Scahtz832/
Schatc831/
Schayz831/
Shcatz831/
Shattz831/
Shatzh830/
Shatzs830/
Satz803,667/
Shaz801,144/
Schausttz809/
Schausdtz802/
Scheetz774,037/
Scheutz77628/
Scheitz77405/
Schoetz77151/
Schottz77132/
Schoutz7729/
Shchats7727/
Chaustz7718/
Shaustz7713/
Schootz7711/
Schatts773/
Schettz773/
Schauts772/
Schatch772/
Schedtz771/
Schuotz771/
Schahaz771/
Shauttz771/
Sahattz770/
Scheats770/
Shochtz770/
Schoitz770/
Schotzz770/
Schaetzsch751/
Shats732,970/
Shahz732,912/
Saitz73708/
Shaaz73647/
Shotz73138/
Saatz7367/
Seatz7364/
Shetz7351/
Shaiz7332/
Chats7331/
Shayz7322/
Sahaz7319/
Chacz7312/
Saetz7311/
Sohtz7310/
Satze739/
Sattz735/
Scotz734/
Shazz734/
Scats733/
Chadz733/
Schoz733/
Sachz732/
Siatz732/
Shazh732/
Sautz732/
Sheaz731/
Schac731/
Shadz731/
Shauz730/
Shchatts718/
Scheidtz715/
Schoutze713/
Schaites713/
Shausttz712/
Schausts712/
Scheetsz711/
Schoottz711/
Schoitze711/
Schãœtze711/
Schattsc711/
Chausttz711/
Scheittz710/
Saz678,907/
Sheetz673,744/
Schach672,294/
Sheats671,899/
Schots67813/
Shatts67364/
Shatse67284/
Choitz67280/
Sceats67273/
Shoutz67116/
Chatse67115/
Shahaz6791/
Saatze6788/
Szaitz6732/
Sheitz6724/
Cheats6713/
Sahayz6711/
Chaits678/
Shaths677/
Shayts676/
Shahuz676/
Sceitz675/
Chaucz675/
Shhzaz675/
Chatch674/
Schoiz674/
Chatts673/
Shoetz672/
Chostz672/
Shaidz672/
Chaydz671/
Sceetz671/
Schaac671/
Schaic671/
Schooz671/
Scottz671/
Schozz671/
Shhetz671/
Shatsh671/
Shauts671/
Shaaiz671/
Chottz671/
Shaddz671/
Scauts671/
Schocz671/
Schecz671/
Satcht671/
Shaizz671/
Shettz670/
Shottz670/
Shotze670/
Cheitz670/
Scatts670/
Schouz670/

Schatz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Schatz in the Arabic language
شاتزshatz-

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