Schmaltz Surname

94,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Schmaltz Surname Definition:

(German) One who had a fat stomach; one who rendered lard; an old-fashioned, sloppy, sentimental person.

Schmaltz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0781:117,75812,676
Canada6591:55,9116,614
France6151:108,00416,043
Germany3061:263,09028,132
Brazil2521:849,50130,645
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

Schmaltz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who had a fat stomach; one who rendered lard; an old-fashioned, sloppy, sentimental person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Schmaltz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schmaltz is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmaltz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 94,631st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,447,665 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Schmaltz reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Schmaltz is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,078 people, or 1 in 117,758. In The United States it is primarily found in: North Dakota, where 11 percent live, Michigan, where 9 percent live and Missouri, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 13 percent live and France, where 12 percent live.

Schmaltz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schmaltz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,843 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schmaltz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schmaltz last name are 11.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.01% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schmaltz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.5% more than the national average, earning $47,680 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning $51,957 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmaltzs941/
Schmaltze941/
Schmealtz940/
Schmalz9313,217/
Shmaltz9317/
Scmaltz9316/
Chmaltz931/
Schmalcz8836/
Schmoltz884/
Schmalts883/
Schmallz882/
Schmalzz881/
Schmaldz881/
Shcmaltz881/
Smaltz86603/
Shmalz865/
Schmoltze8249/
Shmalts80801/
Schmolz80377/
Chmalts803/
Schmalc802/
Smaltze800/
Smalz7722/
Schmolcz7537/
Smoltz71159/
Smalts71113/
Smallz7139/
Smaylz719/
Szmalz712/
Schmolc678/
Shmolts672/
Scmolcz671/
Shmalcs671/
Shmeilz670/
Smoltze670/

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