Schmale Surname

122,877th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schmale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,6751:30,0953,970
United States7811:464,09639,562
Netherlands871:194,10527,180
Canada701:526,36644,416
Argentina541:791,54552,685
Austria341:250,45429,541
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:502,18735,305

The alternate forms: Schmäle (1) are calculated separately.

Schmale Last Name Facts

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

Schmale has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be found as a variant: Schmäle. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmale? popularity and diffusion

It is the 122,877th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,960,072 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Schmale reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schmale is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2,675 people, or 1 in 30,095. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live and Hesse, where 5 percent live. Apart from Germany Schmale exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

Schmale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schmale has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schmale last name expanded 781 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schmale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schmale surname are 16.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.32% being registered with the party.

The amount Schmale earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.34% less than the national average, earning $43,053 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmäle951/
Schmalle93178/
Schmahle9323/
Schmalge9314/
Schmaley939/
Schmalje931/
Schmales931/
Schmalie930/
Schmaele930/
Chmale922/
Shmale922/
Schmaller8818/
Schmalley881/
Schmallie881/
Schmasley880/
Schmailer880/
Schmöle86172/
Schmole86130/
Shmaley86106/
Schmele8669/
Shmalei8619/
Schmaly864/
Shmaler861/
Smale837,036/
Schmoele8090/
Schmäler8037/
Schmoley8027/
Schmehle8024/
Schmoler8019/
Schmolei8019/
Schmolle8015/
Shmahlei808/
Schmähle802/
Schmaliz801/
Schmeele800/
Schmolez800/
Smales772,289/
Smaile77391/
Chmali77300/
Smalle77245/
Smalej77121/
Shmaly7751/
Shmala7745/
Smalie7743/
Smaele7735/
Smaler7734/
Shmali7721/
Smaley7712/
Shmele778/
Smayle775/
Szmale774/
Smeale773/
Smalee772/
Smalei772/
Smalhe772/
Smalet771/
Smajle771/
Smalje770/
Schmeiler7579/
Schmähler755/
Chmallesh751/
Schmouley751/
Schmolher751/
Schmoiler751/
Smalley7121,957/
Smailes711,631/
Shmalyi71673/
Smaller71627/
Schmalisch71249/
Smallie71191/
Shmaliy71136/
Smalets7179/
Smailer7155/
Smailey7141/
Smaletz7139/
Smauley7135/
Schmola7125/
S'Maile7110/
Szmaler7110/
Shmalai7110/
Schmoly719/
Smahlei717/
Shmalia716/
Smalles715/
Smallet715/
Smealie714/
Schmely714/
Schmmoller714/
Smaille713/
Smailie712/
Smailje712/
Shmaila712/
Smaleys711/
Smaliey711/
Smallez711/
Smasley711/
Shsmala711/
Shmeley711/
Smajler711/
Smaleit711/
Shmaala711/
Shmalii711/
Shmeile711/
Shmaily711/
Shmalih711/
Chmaili711/
Schmoilher711/
Shmalyp711/
Hjmalee711/
Smatley710/
Smealey710/
Schmoulles710/
Smauler710/
Smole671,570/
Smali67728/
Smala67249/
Shmatlai67231/
Smele67208/
Smalheer67173/
Smeallie67163/
Shmahlyi67138/
Schmolla6772/
Shmahala6768/
Shmatlay6767/
Smallets6763/
Schmolli6736/
Shmagliy6732/
Smaaslet6728/
Schmolly6728/
Shmoller6714/
Smalletz6712/
Smaly6711/
Jmale678/
Smallesh675/
Szmaller674/
Smailles672/
Smallett671/
Smalliey671/
Shmeileh671/
Chmahlyi671/
Chmoller671/
Smaillie670/

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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
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  • 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 Schmale
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