Schmalz Surname

39,708th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schmalz Surname Definition:

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

Schmalz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,8991:10,1921,279
United States3,1101:116,54612,562
Canada5021:73,3988,328
Switzerland4511:18,2102,985
Brazil4341:493,25918,612
Austria1791:47,5727,591
Argentina1261:339,23326,703
Australia1241:217,70720,896
France841:790,74795,785
Israel691:124,02413,566
Denmark481:117,59810,848
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Czechia341:312,74939,315
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
England41:13,929,515290,718
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:256,21821,129

Schmalz (10) may also be a first name.

Schmalz 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

Schmalz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schmalz is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmalz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 39,708th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 551,377 people. The last name Schmalz is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Schmalz are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name on earth It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 7,899 people, or 1 in 10,192. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Bavaria, where 12 percent live. Barring Germany this last name is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Schmalz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schmalz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schmalz last name grew 1,587 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schmalz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schmalz surname are 18.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.63% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schmalz earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.79% more than the national average, earning $46,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.25% more than the national average, earning $55,767 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmaltz935,034/
Schmalcz9336/
Schmatlz937/
Schmallz932/
Schmalzt932/
Schmalze932/
Schmalzz931/
Schmaldz931/
Shmalz925/
Scmalz923/
Chmalz922/
Schmaltze881/
Schmaltzs881/
Schmealtz880/
Schmolz86377/
Schmals8631/
Shmaltz8617/
Scmaltz8616/
Schmalc862/
Chmaltz861/
Smalz8322/
Schmolze80174/
Schmolcz8037/
Schmoltz804/
Schmalts803/
Schmalje801/
Schmales801/
Schmalls800/
Schmalse800/
Schmolez800/
Smaltz77603/
Smallz7739/
Smaylz779/
Szmalz772/
Smalze771/
Schmoltze7549/
Schmalsch7517/
Shmalts71801/
Smallze7138/
Schmolc718/
Schmols717/
Chmalts713/
Shmolze711/
Shmalcs711/
Smallez711/
Scmolcz711/
Shmeilz710/
Smaltze710/
Smals67251/
Smalc6765/
Smolz6711/
Schmolch679/
Smałz678/
Schmolls671/

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