Schmertz Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Schmertz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmertz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Schmertz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schmertz has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmertz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schmertz is the 1,343,156th most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Schmertz live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 2,323,455. In The United States Schmertz is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 26 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live and New Jersey, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Schmertz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schmertz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schmertz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schmertz surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Schmertz earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.36% more than the national average, earning $51,069 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmerz9387/
Shmertz931/
Schmartz88162/
Schmercz8814/
Schmirtz881/
Schmortz880/
Smertz869/
Shmerts8026/
Schmarz802/
Shmeerz801/
Smerz77314/
Schmarcz756/
Schmerch751/
Smartz7164/
Smierz7116/
Smortz715/
Smerts712/
Smerdz712/
Smercz711/
Shmarts676/
Shmertsova671/
Smarz62556/
Smirz6279/
Smorz6245/
Smerc625/
Smyrz620/
Smertsova591/
Smardz57847/
Smarts57336/
Smerch57175/
Szmarz5737/
Smierc5717/
Zmartz5716/
Smorts573/
Smirts572/
Smerci571/
Smerttsova561/
Smarths530/

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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 Schmertz
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis