Schmeler Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Schmeler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmeler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada391:944,75971,777
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Luxembourg321:18,1423,979
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Schméler (1) are calculated separately.

Schmeler Last Name Facts

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

Schmeler occurs most in Canada. It may also be rendered as: Schméler. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmeler? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,441,361st most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Schmeler are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Schmeler is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 944,759. In Canada it is most common in: Ontario, where 97 percent live and Alberta, where 3 percent live. Other than Canada this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 26 percent live and Luxembourg, where 21 percent live.

Schmeler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schmeler has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schmeler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schmeler are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schmeler earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.48% more than the national average, earning $53,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.23% less than the national average, earning $45,594 CAD 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 Schmeler
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