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
The last name Schläger is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Schlager. For other potential spellings of Schläger click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schläger? popularity and diffusion
The surname Schläger is the 201,907th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,530,788 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schläger live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 1,964 people, or 1 in 40,991. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent reside, Bavaria, where 15 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 3 percent reside and Czechia, where 0 percent reside.
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