Schiedewitz Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schiedewitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schiedewitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1921:419,29938,092
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941

Schiedewitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schiedewitz is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schiedewitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,177,228th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Schiedewitz reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 419,299. In Germany Schiedewitz is most numerous in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 64 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 12 percent are found. Besides Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schedewitz9545/
Schidewitz951/
Sidewitz8424/
Sedewitz8413/
Seydewitz80293/
Seidewitz80219/
Shedevitz807/
Schediwetz7618/
Siediewicz761/
Sidewicz7420/
Zedewitz741/
Szehidewicz7326/
Seydevitz7017/
Seidowitz708/
Sedewitch705/
Shedivetz704/
Schedovez702/
Seddowitz701/

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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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  • 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 Schiedewitz
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