Schmetgen Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schmetgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmetgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Schmetgen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schmetgen is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Schmetgen.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmetgen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schmetgen is the 5,213,395th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Schmetgen are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 8,945,051. In Germany Schmetgen is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside.

Schmetgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schmetgen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schmetgen last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Schmetgen
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