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

The surname Schlitzer is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlitzer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schlitzer is the 402,148th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 8,347,704 people. The surname Schlitzer occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Schlitzer reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 457 people, or 1 in 176,161. In Germany Schlitzer is most numerous in: Hesse, where 58 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Germany Schlitzer exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Austria, where 7 percent are found.

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 surname increased 524 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schlitzer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schlitzer last name are 43.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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
  • 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 Schlitzer
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