Schilling Surname
Approximately 77,746 people bear this surname
Schilling Surname Definition:
(German) A serf who had paid money to his lord for his freedom; descendant of Schilling, a pet form of Scildwin (shield, friend).
Schilling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 44,325 | 1:1,816 | 153 |
| United States | 22,606 | 1:16,034 | 2,037 |
| Australia | 1,597 | 1:16,904 | 2,379 |
| Switzerland | 1,551 | 1:5,295 | 802 |
| Brazil | 1,546 | 1:138,470 | 5,301 |
| France | 1,344 | 1:49,422 | 6,438 |
| Austria | 756 | 1:11,264 | 1,560 |
| Canada | 719 | 1:51,246 | 6,183 |
| Denmark | 430 | 1:13,127 | 1,265 |
| Argentina | 326 | 1:131,115 | 11,106 |
| Chile | 315 | 1:55,925 | 2,439 |
| Hungary | 294 | 1:33,389 | 3,638 |
| Netherlands | 272 | 1:62,085 | 10,675 |
| Luxembourg | 218 | 1:2,663 | 322 |
| Poland | 198 | 1:191,963 | 25,943 |
| England | 197 | 1:282,833 | 21,968 |
| South Africa | 133 | 1:407,351 | 35,714 |
| Thailand | 127 | 1:556,207 | 95,235 |
| Spain | 119 | 1:392,874 | 21,594 |
| Sweden | 112 | 1:87,917 | 6,459 |
| Norway | 79 | 1:65,092 | 9,213 |
| Venezuela | 62 | 1:487,163 | 9,407 |
| Guatemala | 57 | 1:282,152 | 4,372 |
| Czechia | 53 | 1:200,631 | 28,987 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Italy | 23 | 1:2,658,986 | 96,069 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Romania | 8 | 1:2,509,734 | 55,065 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 103 | 1:236,654 | 17,592 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,683 | 1:18,717 | 2,377 |
Schilling (47) may also be a first name.
Schilling Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) A serf who had paid money to his lord for his freedom; descendant of Schilling, a pet form of Scildwin (shield, friend).
Schilling Demographics
Average Male Schilling Height
176.97 cm
Average Female Schilling Height
162.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Schilling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schilling Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schilling is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schilling? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,299th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 93,735 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Schilling reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Schilling is also the 1,467,136th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 47 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 44,325 people, or 1 in 1,816. In Germany Schilling is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found and Bavaria, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Germany Schilling is found in 76 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.
Schilling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Schilling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schilling surname grew 843 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 191 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schilling Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Schilling are 15.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.59% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Schilling earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 16.4% more than the national average, earning 402,842 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.15% more than the national average, earning R 295,020 per year; in United States they earn 7.32% more than the national average, earning $46,307 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $52,144 CAD per year.
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