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 surname Schlums occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Schlums.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlums? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schlums is the 1,235,409th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Schlums are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 512,774. In Germany it is mostly found in: Hesse, where 17 percent live, Bavaria, where 16 percent live and Brandenburg, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Schlums occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

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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