Schlebusch Surname

134,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Schlebusch Surname Definition:

“Sloe Bush” in German (Schlee).

Schlebusch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,1821:24,8293,161
Germany1,0181:79,0829,998
Argentina471:909,43458,335
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England211:2,653,24194,788
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
France51:13,284,544357,392
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Schlebusch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Sloe Bush” in German (Schlee).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Schlebusch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schlebusch is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlebusch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 134,369th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,174,738 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Schlebusch are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Schlebusch is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,182 people, or 1 in 24,829. In South Africa Schlebusch is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 38 percent are found, North West, where 12 percent are found and Free State, where 12 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 30 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Schlebusch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schlebusch has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Schlebusch surname rose 420 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schlebusch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schlebusch last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Schlebusch earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 104.37% more than the national average, earning R 485,652 per year and in United States they earn 13.56% less than the national average, earning $37,297 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schliebusch9556/
Chlebusch9540/
Schlebush9510/
Schlebuch955/
Schleubusch951/
Slebusch8912/
Chlebuch8910/
Schlebus897/
Sclebush891/
Schliebus8419/
Chlebus82554/
Schlebos7817/
Sleebush7810/
Chlebúch7810/
Chlebusz781/
Slebus7571/
Clebus751/
Chlebuś71329/
Sleebus71105/
Chlebuš7179/
Slobush7120/
Slabush717/
Clybush711/
Claybush672/

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