Schlüssel Surname
Approximately 365 people bear this surname
Schlüssel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 212 | 1:38,740 | 5,548 |
| Germany | 149 | 1:540,305 | 44,986 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Schlussel (515) are calculated separately.
Schlüssel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schlüssel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schlüssel is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Schlussel. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schlüssel? popularity and diffusion
The surname Schlüssel is the 777,192nd most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 19,965,879 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schlüssel are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 38,740. In Switzerland Schlüssel is most numerous in: Canton of Lucerne, where 68 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 14 percent live and Canton of Schwyz, where 5 percent live. Beside Switzerland Schlüssel is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 41 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schlussel | 96 | 515 | / |
| Schlissel | 89 | 547 | / |
| Schluessel | 84 | 55 | / |
| Schlussell | 84 | 1 | / |
| Schlüßel | 82 | 34 | / |
| Shlissel | 82 | 15 | / |
| Shlussel | 82 | 1 | / |
| Schlusel | 82 | 0 | / |
| Schluessell | 80 | 3 | / |
| Shlisel | 75 | 21 | / |
| Slussel | 75 | 1 | / |
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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 Schlüssel
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