Schmelke Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Schmelke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmelke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Canada381:969,62173,252
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Schmelke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schmelke is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmelke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,736,881st most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Schmelke reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Schmelke is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 6,838,848. In The United States Schmelke is most frequent in: New York, where 30 percent live, Florida, where 17 percent live and Wisconsin, where 15 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 34 percent live and Germany, where 18 percent live.

Schmelke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schmelke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schmelke last name grew 757 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schmelke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schmelke surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Schmelke earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 41.39% more than the national average, earning $61,009 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.38% more than the national average, earning $69,746 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmeelke9490/
Schmelcke9441/
Schmelkes949/
Schmelker941/
Shmelke932/
Schmeelcke8928/
Schmelka8835/
Schmilke886/
Shmelker881/
Schmølker8221/
Schmölcke824/
Schmölker824/
Shmelka8014/
Smelcke800/
Shmelkoa751/
Smelka71129/
Smilke717/
Shmylka6713/
Szmelka674/
Smylka57362/
Smilka5731/
Smełka5723/
Šmelka572/
Smilky570/

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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 Schmelke
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