Schlemmer Surname

61,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Schlemmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schlemmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,7491:21,4742,850
United States2,3871:151,84715,593
Austria7681:11,0881,532
Brazil5521:387,81614,804
South Africa3251:166,70118,604
France981:677,78386,620
Mexico641:1,939,47218,543
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Hungary461:213,39717,734
Canada371:995,82774,831
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Czechia151:708,89864,682
England91:6,190,895170,599
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1771:283,72122,815

Schlemmer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schlemmer is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlemmer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 61,220th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 887,318 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Schlemmer reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 3,749 people, or 1 in 21,474. In Germany Schlemmer is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 26 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Austria, where 9 percent reside.

Schlemmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schlemmer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schlemmer last name grew 1,349 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schlemmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schlemmer last name are 39.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.13% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schlemmer earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning R 269,268 per year; in United States they earn 11.19% more than the national average, earning $47,978 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.91% less than the national average, earning $48,236 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schlemmer
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