Schmidtgen Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schmidtgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmidtgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4171:193,05922,332
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Schmidtgen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schmidtgen occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmidtgen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 695,980th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,187,608 people. The last name Schmidtgen is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Schmidtgen live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Schmidtgen is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 417 people, or 1 in 193,059. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony, where 45 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Schmidtgen
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