Schleicher Surname

26,009th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schleicher Surname User-submission:

(German) The Schleicher surname refers to a stealthy person. It comes from the Middle High German slichen, which means 'to creep silently'.

Schleicher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,6111:5,915717
United States5,0781:71,3788,264
Austria6271:13,5811,963
Brazil4211:508,49019,129
Paraguay1231:58,8351,626
Denmark1171:48,2454,995
France1011:657,65184,833
Canada671:549,93446,038
Australia641:421,80833,593
Netherlands571:296,26635,624
Hungary551:178,47815,519
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Israel411:208,72320,048
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Estonia151:88,12015,474
England141:3,979,861125,553
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Wales41:773,63329,106
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4431:113,36011,239

Schleicher (12) may also be a first name.

Schleicher Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(German) The Schleicher surname refers to a stealthy person. It comes from the Middle High German slichen, which means 'to creep silently'.

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Schleicher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schleicher is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schleicher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 26,009th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 352,243 people. The surname Schleicher occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Schleicher reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 13,611 people, or 1 in 5,915. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 25 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 22 percent are found and Hesse, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Austria, where 3 percent are found.

Schleicher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schleicher has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,146 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 108 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schleicher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schleicher are 7.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.41% being registered with the party.

The amount Schleicher earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.34% more than the national average, earning R 323,988 per year; in United States they earn 12.73% more than the national average, earning $48,644 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.5% less than the national average, earning $44,464 CAD per year.

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