Schmedes Surname

286,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schmedes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmedes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0671:75,4509,552
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
Denmark571:99,0309,368
Finland121:458,05828,977
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Schmedes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schmedes is found most in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmedes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 286,143rd most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,426,319 people. The surname Schmedes is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Schmedes are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schmedes is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 1,067 people, or 1 in 75,450. In Germany Schmedes is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 77 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 4 percent are found. Barring Germany Schmedes exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Denmark, where 4 percent are found.

Schmedes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schmedes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schmedes last name expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schmedes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schmedes surname are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.63% being registered with the party.

Schmedes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.1% less than the national average, earning $38,791 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmeddes9494/
Schmiedes940/
Shmedes930/
Schmides880/
Smedes86838/
Schmiedez821/
Smedeus801/
Smeedes801/
Schmeideiz781/
Schmidis751/
Shmydets751/
Schmadis750/
Smades71224/
Smodes714/
Smedesová711/
Smedis710/
Smedise670/
Smodis57163/
Smadis5718/
Smidez571/
Szmodis5365/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Schmedes
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