Schlums Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schlums Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schlums Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1571:512,77443,467
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Schlums Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schlums is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlums? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,235,409th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. Schlums is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Schlums live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 512,774. In Germany it is mostly found in: Hesse, where 17 percent reside, Bavaria, where 16 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Germany it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schloms86413/
Schluns8660/
Clums8323/
Slums837/
Scluns772/
Schlutins750/
Schlunz71183/
Schlüns71138/
Schlons715/
Slims6731/
Sloms6729/
Schlunze6710/
Schlünss672/
Cluns670/
Schluschens670/
Szloms6217/
Szluns6213/
Slimms622/
Schlünz57422/
Schlünß5783/
Slutins5732/
Gillums5730/
Schlonz573/
Sellims570/
Slucinse535/
Slimz503/
Slons500/
Clunz500/
Slunz500/

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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 Schlums
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