Schmedtje Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Schmedtje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmedtje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Schmedtje Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schmedtje is found most in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Schmedtje.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmedtje? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schmedtje is the 2,091,648th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Schmedtje are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 1,490,842. In Germany Schmedtje is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 96 percent are found, Hamburg, where 2 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 2 percent are found. Barring Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 1 percent are found.

Schmedtje Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schmedtje has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schmedtje last name rose 867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schmedtje Last Name Statistics demography

Schmedtje earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 77.26% more than the national average, earning $76,485 USD per year.

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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 Schmedtje
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