Schmidheiny Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schmidheiny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmidheiny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2371:34,6545,061
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Schmidheiny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schmidheiny is found most in Switzerland. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmidheiny? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,044,719th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schmidheiny live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 34,654. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of St Gallen, where 58 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 24 percent reside and Canton of Thurgau, where 5 percent reside. Other than Switzerland it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Italy, where 0 percent reside.

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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
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