Schmelk Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Schmelk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Schmelk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schmelk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schmelk is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Schmelk click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schmelk? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,206,983rd most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Schmelk is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Schmelk reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 4,025,273. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Germany Schmelk occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside.
Schmelk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Schmelk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schmeelk | 93 | 212 | / |
| Schmelck | 93 | 31 | / |
| Chmelk | 92 | 10 | / |
| Schmeelke | 88 | 90 | / |
| Schmelcke | 88 | 41 | / |
| Schmeelck | 88 | 12 | / |
| Shmelke | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chmelĺk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schmilk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Scmeelk | 86 | 0 | / |
| Smelk | 83 | 0 | / |
| Schmeelcke | 82 | 28 | / |
| Schmelkova | 82 | 1 | / |
| Schmilke | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shmelkova | 75 | 1,408 | / |
| Schmleg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smelcke | 71 | 0 | / |
| Smelkova | 67 | 1,412 | / |
| Smilk | 67 | 15 | / |
| Smelc | 67 | 4 | / |
| Smelková | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Schmelk
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