Schmelzer Surname

42,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schmelzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmelzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,0761:9,9681,250
United States2,8721:126,20413,393
Austria4831:17,6302,686
France1831:362,96654,247
Brazil1171:1,829,69559,051
Switzerland871:94,40110,260
Canada541:682,32655,162
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Chile271:652,46215,367
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Finland61:916,11741,832
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
China31:455,773,85521,925
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:265,70721,729

Schmelzer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schmelzer is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmelzer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 42,792nd most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 599,157 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Schmelzer live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 8,076 people, or 1 in 9,968. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live, Bavaria, where 15 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 10 percent live. Excluding Germany Schmelzer occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.

Schmelzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schmelzer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,520 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schmelzer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schmelzer surname are 23.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Schmelzer earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 16.84% less than the national average, earning R 197,616 per year; in United States they earn 8.83% more than the national average, earning $46,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.04% more than the national average, earning $50,696 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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