Schmegel Surname

723,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Schmegel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmegel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3561:601,33222,430
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Schmegel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schmegel is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmegel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 723,769th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 18,128,224 people. Schmegel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Schmegel are found; 89 percent are found in South America and 89 percent are found in Luso-South America.

Schmegel is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 356 people, or 1 in 601,332. In Brazil Schmegel is most common in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 83 percent are found, Paraná, where 13 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Schmegel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schmegel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schmegel last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Schmegel
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