Schmalhorst Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schmalhorst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmalhorst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2251:357,80234,452
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Schmalhorst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schmalhorst is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmalhorst? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 899,940th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. The last name Schmalhorst is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Schmalhorst live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 225 people, or 1 in 357,802. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 66 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside and Hesse, where 8 percent reside. Beside Germany Schmalhorst exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

Schmalhorst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schmalhorst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schmalhorst surname increased 825 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schmalhorst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schmalhorst last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

Schmalhorst earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.84% more than the national average, earning $46,530 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shmalhorst951/
Schmalhrst951/
Schmalhurst9110/
Smallhorse760/
Schmeil-Rust706/
Smolars565/
Smoļars561/
Smallarch504/

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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
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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 Schmalhorst
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