Schmelcke Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schmelcke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmelcke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
United States71:51,779,848968,877

Schmelcke Last Name Facts

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

Schmelcke is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmelcke? popularity and diffusion

Schmelcke is the 3,055,934th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Schmelcke are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Schmelcke is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,367,808. In Germany Schmelcke is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 100 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Schmelcke Last Name Statistics demography

Schmelcke earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning $11,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmeelcke9528/
Schmelke94111/
Schmelck9431/
Schmeelke8990/
Schmeelck8912/
Schmelkes899/
Schmölcke894/
Schmelker891/
Schmelk8822/
Shmelke882/
Smelcke880/
Schmeelk82212/
Schmelka8235/
Schmilke826/
Shmelker821/
Chmelk8010/
Schmølker7821/
Schmölker784/
Shmelka7514/
Chmelĺk751/
Schmilk751/
Scmeelk750/
Schmelkova741/
Smelc714/
Shmelkoa711/
Smelk710/
Shmelkova671,408/
Szmelc67136/
Smelka67129/
Smilke677/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Schmelcke
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