Schilt Surname

219,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schilt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schilt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6191:27,2814,473
United States5281:686,47554,517
Switzerland2991:27,4684,209
France1361:488,40268,701
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Hungary481:204,50617,202
Spain441:1,062,54638,570
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England101:5,571,806158,774
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Schilt (20) may also be a first name.

Schilt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schilt is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schilt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 219,166th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,903,345 people. The last name Schilt occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Schilt live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe. Schilt is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name internationally, held by 20 people.

Schilt is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 619 people, or 1 in 27,281. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 52 percent are found, North Holland, where 15 percent are found and North Brabant, where 7 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands Schilt is found in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Switzerland, where 16 percent are found.

Schilt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schilt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schilt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schilt are 19.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.12% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schilt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.04% more than the national average, earning R 437,352 per year; in United States they earn 6.24% more than the national average, earning $45,842 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning $55,382 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schildt924,163/
Schilte92336/
Schilts926/
Schielt925/
Schiltt923/
Schiltd922/
Schuilt920/
Shilt91326/
Chilt9125/
Schieldt8671/
Schildts8633/
Schilltz860/
Schillte860/
Schilttz860/
Schild8314,461/
Shildt83216/
Schelt8356/
Chiltz8352/
Schült8327/
Shilte8320/
Chilte8313/
Chilts8313/
Scildt831/
Childt830/
Cilt80134/
Silt8025/
Schield77792/
Scheldt77316/
Schelts77100/
Schilds7794/
Schälte7760/
Scheltz7757/
Schöltz7744/
Schyldt7740/
Schüldt7737/
Schültz7734/
Schildz7720/
Scheult7710/
Schöldt775/
Schyltz772/
Schylte771/
Chiltte771/
Schilld771/
Schuelt771/
Schhlte771/
Chiltch770/
Shchild770/
Child7315,684/
Shelt73302/
Shild73127/
Silts7348/
Silte7318/
Chelt7314/
Shylt735/
Cilte731/
Chylt731/
Sielt731/
Scelt731/
Schöldtz7112/
Shchelts716/
Scheltte712/
Schelths711/
Scheldts710/
Schoeldt710/
Schellts710/
Childs6756,934/
Scheld671,921/
Shelte67709/
Schöld67299/
Childz6791/
Sheldt6790/
Chelte6744/
Schildová6739/
Cilthe675/
Sheelt673/
Chelts673/
Sielts672/
Shelth671/
Schildova671/
Shylte671/
Sisltd671/
Sielte671/
Schüld671/
Sillts670/
Cheltt670/
Scelte670/
Shellt670/

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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 Schilt
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