Schlessinger Surname

507,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Schlessinger Surname User-submission:

The Schlessinger surname means 'from Silesia' in German.

Schlessinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5781:627,09250,607
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

Schlessinger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Schlessinger surname means 'from Silesia' in German.

- haffman97

Schlessinger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schlessinger is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlessinger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 507,898th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 11,298,521 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Schlessinger are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Schlessinger is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 578 people, or 1 in 627,092. In The United States Schlessinger is most common in: California, where 14 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and New Jersey, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Schlessinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schlessinger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 545 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schlessinger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schlessinger are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schlessinger earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 13.29% more than the national average, earning $48,883 USD per year and in Canada they earn 60.91% more than the national average, earning $79,947 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schlesinger9614,591/
Schleussinger9611/
Schloessinger969/
Sclessinger963/
Schleissinger963/
Schllessinger962/
Shlessinger962/
Schleessinger961/
Schlossinger9223/
Schlössinger9213/
Schliesinger9211/
Schleisinger929/
Schllesinger927/
Schlissinger925/
Schleshinger924/
Schleusinger923/
Schloesinger922/
Schleasinger920/
Schlessenger920/
Schleszinger920/
Shlesinger91210/
Slessinger91116/
Sclesinger914/
Schlesiner913/
Chlesinger911/
Schlesnger910/
Schlessingerová891/
Schlösinger87131/
Schlezinger8792/
Schlasinger8725/
Schleßinger8714/
Shclesinger875/
Schlesenger874/
Schlisinger873/
Schläsinger872/
Schlesigner871/
Schlesineer871/
Shleisinger870/
Slesinger86318/
Clesinger861/
Schlesingerová85188/
Schlesingerova854/
Schleußinger8358/
Schleißinger8329/
Schließinger839/
Schlechinger830/
Schleshenger830/
Schlesengher830/
Schlesener82468/
Shlezinger82148/
Szlesinger8265/
Slessenger8211/
Shlasinger8211/
Slesingher823/
Slessigner821/
Slesingier821/
Sleshinger820/
Sleysinger820/
Slessingerová802/
Shlesingerová801/
Slessingerova801/
Schleusener78760/
Schlößinger786/
Shleyzinger783/
Schleisener780/
Schlasenger780/
Schlezingerová779/
Schlösingerová774/
Schläsingerová773/
Schlezingerova771/
Šlesinger76307/
Slezinger76215/
Slesenger7619/
Slisinger7619/
Clezinger765/
Silsinger764/
Slecinger761/
Slésinger761/
Chlzinger761/
Slasinger760/
Selsinger760/
Clisinger760/
Clessener760/
Slysinger760/
Slesingerova753/
Szlezinger73200/
Slezingher7327/
Sleisenger7313/
Slisinguer732/
Sledzinger732/
Sleizinger731/
Shlezinher731/
Clesseneer730/
Szlezingier7044/
Szledzinger701/
Shleizynher701/
Gelsinger67800/
Šlesingerová67328/
Gilsinger67259/
Šlezinger6796/
Slezynger6713/
Clezenger674/
Slézinger672/
Slizinger671/
Šlésinger671/
Slezingerová671/
Slicenger670/

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