Schleiss Surname

302,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schleiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schleiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5011:16,3932,697
France2781:238,93137,046
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Czechia1181:90,11415,013
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Austria451:189,23224,045
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
China21:683,660,78330,601
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Schleiss Last Name Facts

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

Schleiss is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schleiss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 302,457th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,806,809 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Schleiss are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is held by 501 people, or 1 in 16,393. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Obwalden, where 21 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 16 percent are found and Canton of Zug, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Switzerland this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in France, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Schleiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schleiss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schleiss surname rose 331 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schleiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schleiss last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Schleiss earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 29.58% less than the national average, earning R 167,340 per year and in United States they earn 18.4% less than the national average, earning $35,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schleis93916/
Schless93477/
Scleiss930/
Schliss930/
Schleuss88131/
Schlaiss8864/
Schleihs8847/
Schleisz8840/
Schleise8829/
Schliess8814/
Schlesse883/
Schloess882/
Schleies881/
Schluess881/
Schleits880/
Schles8692/
Schlis8641/
Shless8613/
Sleiss8612/
Chless862/
Scless861/
Schleissová84121/
Schleisch821/
Schlais80331/
Schlies80256/
Schleiß8091/
Schlass8080/
Schleus8025/
Schlist8023/
Schlihs8016/
Schlees8011/
Schleiz8010/
Shcleis804/
Schlisz803/
Schlets801/
Schlles801/
Schsles801/
Schleisová7820/
Schlessová782/
Sless77331/
Cless77231/
Chlis77113/
Cliss7769/
Sliss7760/
Shles7741/
Sleis7718/
Shlis773/
Chles773/
Scles772/
Schleese75200/
Schlauss7575/
Schleuse7550/
Schleusz7540/
Schleitz7511/
Schlesch755/
Schlaish753/
Schlisch753/
Schlishe751/
Schleiszová741/
Sleisz71146/
Schleß71113/
Shlaes7180/
Schlez7138/
Schlas7133/
Schliesch7131/
Cleios7118/
Shlets7115/
Schliz7115/
Schlische7111/
Cleisz719/
Szliss718/
Sclass717/
Schleicht717/
Schlesová715/
Slisse715/
Shlish713/
Schleiche713/
Sclees712/
Schlischt712/
Claiss712/
Chlais712/
Schlehaus712/
Schlehaas711/
Sliess711/
Shlees711/
Shlesh711/
Szless711/
Chlees711/
Ssless711/
Cleyss711/
Schlescht710/
Sleish710/
Sleise710/
Scelles67808/
Sles67555/
Slis67313/
Schleuß67154/
Schlaus67114/
Schlech6794/
Schledz6773/
Cles6768/
Schlaiß6750/
Schlice6745/
Schlahs6729/
Schlase6720/
Clis6711/
Silliss677/
Shlyass676/
Schließ675/
Cleoish675/
Shlyoss673/
Selleis673/
Shliats673/
Schlads673/
Shleyts673/
Schluiß673/
Schlaße673/
Shleich672/
Chleich671/
Shletds671/
Stclais671/
Shlaish671/
Schlaas671/
Schlous671/
Schliez671/
Szleisz671/
Selless670/
Scillis670/
Silless670/
Sleisch670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schleiss
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