Schlessing Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schlessing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schlessing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Schlessing Last Name Facts

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

Schlessing occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Schlessing.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlessing? popularity and diffusion

Schlessing is the 4,427,875th most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Schlessing live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany Schlessing is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 65 percent are found, Saarland, where 29 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Schlessing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schlessing has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schlessing Last Name Statistics demography

Schlessing earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.83% more than the national average, earning $72,417 USD 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Schlessing
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