Schindler Surname

8,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schindler Surname Definition:

“One who lays Shingles” in German. Com­pare Shingler in English.

Schindler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany44,0221:1,829154
United States14,2631:25,4133,203
Austria3,4151:2,494223
Switzerland2,4431:3,362446
France1,1161:59,5198,005
Brazil8241:259,7999,987
Canada6161:59,8147,051
Czechia6121:17,3752,607
Israel5891:14,5292,190
Hungary4271:22,9892,565
Australia3551:76,0448,891
Argentina2871:148,93212,582
England2731:204,09517,723
Poland2471:153,88221,856
Spain831:563,27826,988
South Africa811:668,86148,796
Netherlands681:248,34131,935
Chile671:262,9327,829
Paraguay661:109,6482,491
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
Japan511:2,506,75130,743
Namibia451:53,5426,362
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Slovakia311:172,14429,813
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Croatia151:281,90728,677
United States Virgin Islands141:7,8841,168
Liechtenstein141:2,741294
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Norway101:514,22941,629
China71:195,331,65210,124
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
India61:127,844,230863,365
Finland61:916,11741,832
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Guam11:160,1214,893
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3801:36,3904,319

Schindler (88) may also be a first name.

Schindler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“One who lays Shingles” in German. Com­pare Shingler in English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who made shingles.

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

(from an ancestor's occupation) “Shingler,” in German.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Schindler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schindler (Arabic: شيندلر) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Schindler.

How Common Is The Last Name Schindler? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,086th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 103,575 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Schindler live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,017,994th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 88 people.

The last name Schindler is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 44,022 people, or 1 in 1,829. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 26 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name exists in 80 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Austria, where 5 percent are found.

Schindler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schindler has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,034 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 803 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schindler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schindler last name are 36.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.95% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schindler earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.48% less than the national average, earning 233,665 kr per year; in Peru they earn 41.17% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,405 per year; in South Africa they earn 28.05% more than the national average, earning R 304,284 per year; in United States they earn 6.51% more than the national average, earning $45,959 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.45% more than the national average, earning $56,860 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Schindler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Schindler in the Arabic language
شيندلرshyndlr-
شندلرshndlr-

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