Schlitzer Surname

402,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Schlitzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schlitzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4571:176,16120,674
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
Austria581:146,81819,663
Hungary281:350,58125,143
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Schlitzer Last Name Facts

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

Schlitzer is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlitzer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schlitzer is the 402,148th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,347,704 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Schlitzer live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Schlitzer is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 457 people, or 1 in 176,161. In Germany Schlitzer is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 58 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent live. Beside Germany it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Austria, where 7 percent live.

Schlitzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schlitzer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 524 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schlitzer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schlitzer last name are 43.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schlitzer earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 35.04% more than the national average, earning R 320,904 per year and in United States they earn 7.62% more than the national average, earning $46,439 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
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  • 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 Schlitzer
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