Schlager Surname

63,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Schlager Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, meaning 'butcher', referring to someone who slaughters and prepares animals for food.

Schlager Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria4,1151:2,069167
United States1,8851:192,28619,025
Germany1,5481:52,0066,767
Australia1031:262,09423,895
Costa Rica681:70,2951,386
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Sweden121:820,56361,223
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
England91:6,190,895170,599
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Panama61:652,04310,051
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
France31:22,140,907385,998
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

The alternate forms: Schläger (2,064) are calculated separately.

Schlager Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'butcher', referring to someone who slaughters and prepares animals for food.

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Schlager Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schlager is found most frequently in Austria. It can also occur as a variant: Schläger. Click here for further potential spellings of Schlager.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlager? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 63,245th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 920,029 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Schlager reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Schlager is most frequent in Austria, where it is carried by 4,115 people, or 1 in 2,069. In Austria it is most numerous in: Lower Austria, where 25 percent live, Upper Austria, where 23 percent live and Salzburg, where 20 percent live. Apart from Austria Schlager exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 20 percent live.

Schlager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schlager has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schlager last name expanded 2,386 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schlager Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schlager last name are 12.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schlager earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.27% less than the national average, earning R 94,404 per year; in United States they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning $46,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.35% less than the national average, earning $40,069 CAD per year.

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