Schildknecht Surname
Approximately 3,051 people bear this surname
Schildknecht Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 991 | 1:8,288 | 1,356 |
| Germany | 873 | 1:92,217 | 11,576 |
| United States | 569 | 1:637,010 | 51,261 |
| France | 391 | 1:169,879 | 26,428 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Austria | 36 | 1:236,540 | 28,356 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Guatemala | 9 | 1:1,786,963 | 6,100 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| El Salvador | 8 | 1:792,986 | 3,584 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 106 | 1:473,761 | 33,810 |
Schildknecht Demographics
Average Schildknecht Salary in
United States
$49,631 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schildknecht Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schildknecht Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schildknecht is found in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Schildknecht.
How Common Is The Last Name Schildknecht? popularity and diffusion
Schildknecht is the 145,502nd most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,388,576 people. The surname Schildknecht is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Schildknecht live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 991 people, or 1 in 8,288. In Switzerland Schildknecht is primarily concentrated in: Canton of St Gallen, where 27 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 23 percent are found and Canton of Thurgau, where 16 percent are found. Other than Switzerland it occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.
Schildknecht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Schildknecht has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 537 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Schildknecht Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schildknecht last name are 0.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.98% being registered with the political party.
The amount Schildknecht earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.02% more than the national average, earning $49,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.8% more than the national average, earning $58,529 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schildtknecht | 96 | 102 | / |
| Schieldknecht | 96 | 5 | / |
| Schildknect | 96 | 4 | / |
| Schildknech | 96 | 3 | / |
| Schiltknecht | 92 | 311 | / |
| Schildknocht | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shildtknecht | 92 | 1 | / |
| Schildknicht | 92 | 0 | / |
| Schildknesht | 92 | 0 | / |
| Scheldknecht | 92 | 0 | / |
| Sildknehts | 82 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Schildknecht
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