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

Schmalz is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Schmalz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmalz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 39,708th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 551,377 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 frequently used first name on earth, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 7,899 people, or 1 in 10,192. In Germany Schmalz is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found and Bavaria, where 12 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Schmalz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schmalz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,587 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schmalz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schmalz last name are 18.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.63% being registered to vote for the political 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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