Schlesiger Surname
Approximately 1,214 people bear this surname
Schlesiger Surname User-submission:
German surname meaning 'Silesian' from a region that is in modern Czech Republic and Poland, similar to Schlesinger/Schlesier
Schlesiger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,058 | 1:76,092 | 9,634 |
| United States | 86 | 1:4,214,639 | 225,501 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Schlésiger (1) are calculated separately.
Schlesiger Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
German surname meaning 'Silesian' from a region that is in modern Czech Republic and Poland, similar to Schlesinger/Schlesier
- philip.18Schlesiger Demographics
Average Schlesiger Salary in
United States
$46,779 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schlesiger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schlesiger Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schlesiger is found most in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms: Schlésiger. For other potential spellings of Schlesiger click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schlesiger? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 310,357th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,002,921 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Schlesiger live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 1,058 people, or 1 in 76,092. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent are found and Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Germany it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Schlesiger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Schlesiger are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Schlesiger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.41% more than the national average, earning $46,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $49,264 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schlésiger | 97 | 1 | / |
| Schlessiger | 95 | 32 | / |
| Schlesigher | 95 | 1 | / |
| Schleshinger | 91 | 4 | / |
| Schleßiger | 90 | 24 | / |
| Schlösiger | 90 | 1 | / |
| Schlesigerová | 87 | 1 | / |
| Schlesicher | 86 | 0 | / |
| Shleziger | 84 | 2 | / |
| Schleshenger | 82 | 0 | / |
| Sleshinger | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schlcicher | 70 | 1 | / |
| Selcige | 59 | 9 | / |
| Jleigige | 56 | 1 | / |
| Cleziezi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sclisizzi | 53 | 51 | / |
| Gilshiser | 53 | 0 | / |
| Gelchicher | 50 | 1 | / |
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