Schläger Surname
Approximately 2,064 people bear this surname
Schläger Surname User-submission:
This is a German surname, meaning 'butcher', referring to someone who slaughters and prepares animals for food.
Schläger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,964 | 1:40,991 | 5,394 |
| Austria | 66 | 1:129,022 | 17,785 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Schlager (7,921) are calculated separately.
Schläger Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a German surname, meaning 'butcher', referring to someone who slaughters and prepares animals for food.
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Where Does The Last Name Schläger Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schläger occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Schlager. Click here for other possible spellings of Schläger.
How Common Is The Last Name Schläger? popularity and diffusion
The surname Schläger is the 201,907th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,530,788 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schläger reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Schläger is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,964 people, or 1 in 40,991. In Germany Schläger is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent live, Bavaria, where 15 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Other than Germany this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 3 percent live and Czechia, where 0 percent live.
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