Schildt Surname

111,525th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Finland

Schildt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schildt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,2561:35,6854,716
United States1,0691:339,06430,564
Sweden2011:48,9893,807
Brazil1791:1,195,94641,364
Finland1791:30,7084,080
Netherlands811:208,48428,519
Denmark581:97,3239,225
France421:1,581,493147,826
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Wales91:343,83718,086
Estonia81:165,22626,217
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Schildt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schildt occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schildt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schildt is the 111,525th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,750,552 people. The last name Schildt occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Schildt live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 2,256 people, or 1 in 35,685. In Germany Schildt is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 23 percent reside, Hamburg, where 14 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Germany it occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Sweden, where 5 percent reside.

Schildt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schildt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schildt last name expanded 1,620 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schildt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schildt surname are 34.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.34% being registered with the political party.

The amount Schildt earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.3% more than the national average, earning $49,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.84% less than the national average, earning $47,776 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schieldt9371/
Schildts9333/
Schild9214,461/
Schilt921,867/
Shildt92216/
Scildt921/
Childt920/
Schield86792/
Schilte86336/
Scheldt86316/
Schilds8694/
Schyldt8640/
Schüldt8637/
Schildz8620/
Schilts866/
Schöldt865/
Schielt865/
Schiltt863/
Schiltd862/
Schilld861/
Schuilt860/
Shchild860/
Child8315,684/
Shilt83326/
Shild83127/
Chilt8325/
Schöldtz8012/
Scheldts800/
Schoeldt800/
Schilttz800/
Schilltz800/
Schillte800/
Childs7756,934/
Scheld771,921/
Schöld77299/
Childz7791/
Sheldt7790/
Schelt7756/
Chiltz7752/
Schült7727/
Shilte7720/
Chilte7713/
Chilts7713/
Schüld771/
Schildová7539/
Schildova751/
Sild731,301/
Cilt73134/
Silt7325/
Schelts71100/
Schälte7160/
Scheltz7157/
Schöltz7144/
Schültz7134/
Scheeld7124/
Schoeld7118/
Scheult7110/
Childds712/
Schyltz712/
Schylte711/
Childss711/
Chillds711/
Chiltte711/
Schelds711/
Schuelt711/
Shcield711/
Schölds711/
Schhlte711/
Chiltch710/
Shelt67302/
Sheld6760/
Silts6748/
Sield6721/
Silte6718/
Chelt6714/
Süldt6712/
Seldt679/
Sildz677/
Shchelts676/
Chyld676/
Shylt675/
Sildh674/
Silds674/
Cheld673/
Scheltte672/
Cilds672/
Shyld672/
Sielt671/
Cihld671/
Scelt671/
Schelths671/
Chylt671/
Cilte671/
Schellts670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schildt
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