Schlager Surname
Approximately 7,921 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 4,115 | 1:2,069 | 167 |
| United States | 1,885 | 1:192,286 | 19,025 |
| Germany | 1,548 | 1:52,006 | 6,767 |
| Australia | 103 | 1:262,094 | 23,895 |
| Costa Rica | 68 | 1:70,295 | 1,386 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 79 | 1:635,680 | 42,122 |
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.
- deleted-173293Schlager Demographics
Average Male Schlager Height
177.07 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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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Footnotes
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