Schiess Surname
Approximately 3,302 people bear this surname
Schiess Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1,811 | 1:4,535 | 673 |
| United States | 978 | 1:370,612 | 32,878 |
| Germany | 142 | 1:566,940 | 46,426 |
| France | 83 | 1:800,274 | 96,515 |
| Romania | 43 | 1:466,927 | 36,259 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Chile | 27 | 1:652,462 | 15,367 |
| Ecuador | 24 | 1:662,744 | 12,125 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 71 | 1:707,305 | 45,577 |
Schiess Demographics
Average Schiess Salary in
United States
$46,964 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schiess Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schiess Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schiess is found most frequently in Switzerland. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Schiess.
How Common Is The Last Name Schiess? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 136,007th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,207,010 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Schiess live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.
Schiess is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is held by 1,811 people, or 1 in 4,535. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 23 percent live, Canton of St Gallen, where 20 percent live and Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, where 14 percent live. Besides Switzerland this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.
Schiess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Schiess has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schiess last name rose 1,377 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schiess Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schiess surname are 16.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.98% registered with the party.
The amount Schiess earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.28% more than the national average, earning R 338,100 per year; in United States they earn 8.84% more than the national average, earning $46,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.59% less than the national average, earning $43,426 CAD per year.
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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
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