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 Schlager Salary in
United States
$46,487 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schlager Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schlager Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schlager occurs more in Austria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Schläger. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schlager? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 63,245th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 920,029 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Schlager are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Schlager is most widely held in Austria, where it is held by 4,115 people, or 1 in 2,069. In Austria Schlager is mostly concentrated in: Lower Austria, where 25 percent live, Upper Austria, where 23 percent live and Salzburg, where 20 percent live. Aside from Austria Schlager occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 20 percent live.
Schlager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Schlager has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held 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 Republicans than the national average, with 59.75% being registered with the political 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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