Schimmel Surname

41,919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schimmel Surname Definition:

(German, Dutch) Dweller at the sign of the gray, or white, horse.

Schimmel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,1871:15,5212,043
United States3,9601:91,53010,292
Netherlands2,5961:6,505724
Canada1151:320,39629,368
Austria961:88,70213,087
Australia571:473,60936,415
France571:1,165,311123,217
England451:1,238,17956,985
Denmark421:134,39812,049
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Israel91:950,84857,975
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3331:150,80713,975

Schimmel (10) may also be a first name.

Schimmel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Dutch) Dweller at the sign of the gray, or white, horse.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from the name of a male ancestor) In German this word means either “a white horse” or “mildew,” but the Jewish name has no connection with either. It is a diminutive of Shimon (Simon).

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

(Dutch/Flemish), White or Gray horse. (variant: Whitehorse.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Schimmel Last Name Facts

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

Schimmel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schimmel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 41,919th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 585,204 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Schimmel reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent given name internationally, held by 10 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 5,187 people, or 1 in 15,521. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live, Bavaria, where 17 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent live. Other than Germany Schimmel exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and The Netherlands, where 21 percent live.

Schimmel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schimmel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,189 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schimmel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schimmel are 10.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schimmel earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.93% more than the national average, earning R 318,276 per year; in United States they earn 8.47% more than the national average, earning $46,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.29% less than the national average, earning $49,044 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schimmell94108/
Schimmael941/
Shimmel93887/
Schimel93585/
Schimml934/
Chimmel931/
Schimmelpf892/
Schimmoell891/
Schemmel882,869/
Schummel88114/
Shimmell88112/
Schiemel8877/
Schimell885/
Schimael881/
Schimuel881/
Schimiel881/
Schämmel881/
Scimmell881/
Shimmeld880/
Schimeld880/
Schimelt880/
Simmel861,692/
Shimel86844/
Schiml86198/
Chimel86165/
Cimmel861/
Scimel861/
Schimmelová848/
Schemmell8216/
Schemmiel820/
Schemel802,239/
Shimell80377/
Shimeld80129/
Shimael8037/
Chaimel8015/
Shimelt8014/
Szimmel8014/
Schumel809/
Shimeel808/
Shemmel806/
Schämel805/
Shimuel803/
Simmell802/
Chimell801/
Shummel801/
Shimmll801/
Shimoel801/
Schumml801/
Chymmel801/
Simmael800/
Schemml800/
Saimmel800/
Cimmell800/
Schimelová787/
Simel773,731/
Simml77275/
Cimel7751/
Chiml7713/
Shchemel75154/
Shemmeld7548/
Shemmell7547/
Schumell7524/
Schemiel7520/
Schimilt759/
Schemoel757/
Schimild757/
Schemehl755/
Schemell753/
Shaimuel751/
Shcemmel751/
Schimlet751/
Shaimell750/
Schemelt750/
Schumiel750/
Zimmel711,832/
Semmel711,435/
Chemel711,269/
Shumel71557/
Chimil71537/
Simuel71425/
Shemel71204/
Seimel71104/
Sehmel7191/
Simele7178/
Simell7171/
Summel7138/
Simiel7131/
Schimildt7129/
Saimel7118/
Simael7115/
Shymel7114/
Siemel7111/
Schuml7110/
Shimil717/
Simeel717/
Simoel716/
Cemmel714/
Simeul713/
Szimel713/
Shimelova711/
Chymel711/
Cimiel711/
Scemel710/
Scheml710/
Chitmil67247/
Siml67246/
Shemeld67236/
Saimuel67153/
Simmill67110/
Ciml6777/
Shemuel6772/
Chemell6748/
Summiel6740/
Shemeel6716/
Shemell6710/
Zimmehl679/
Chesmel678/
Shemoel677/
Cemmell676/
Saimoel675/
Shemael673/
Summuel673/
Zimmell673/
Shymell673/
Semmell672/
Shumael672/
Shemiel672/
Szemmel672/
Shumeel672/
Schumhl671/
Schemhl671/
Semmuel671/
Siemiel671/
Shimyol671/
Saimael671/
Choijml671/
Chuimil671/
Shumuel671/
Chemmil671/
Seimele671/
Chimilt671/
Shimild670/
Shimilt670/
Shumiel670/
Seammel670/

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