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Where Does The Last Name Schmid Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Schmid (Arabic: شميد, Tibetan: སིཆ་མིཌ།) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Schmíd. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmid? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 2,326^th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 30,914 people. The surname Schmid is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Schmid live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 710,504^th most prevalent first name globally, held by 166 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 142,429 people, or 1 in 565. In Germany Schmid is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 46 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 42 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent live. Not including Germany this surname is found in 122 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 19 percent live and Austria, where 9 percent live.

Schmid Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Schmid has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,383 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 734 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 3,900 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Schmid Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Lutheran (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States Schmid are 15.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.6% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schmid earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 52.03% more than the national average, earning €45,654 per year; in Norway they earn 1.38% less than the national average, earning 341,300 kr per year; in Peru they earn 406.93% more than the national average, earning S/. 98,269 per year; in South Africa they earn 32.77% more than the national average, earning R 315,504 per year; in United States they earn 12.19% more than the national average, earning $48,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.47% more than the national average, earning $52,401 CAD per year.