Schmidtke Surname

34,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schmidtke Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of the little smith.

Schmidtke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,1611:6,620812
United States1,8141:199,81219,657
Canada3931:93,75510,242
Poland2921:130,16719,088
Australia2401:112,48212,520
Brazil2211:968,66234,434
Denmark961:58,7995,983
Argentina721:593,65942,221
Sweden381:259,12517,909
England241:2,321,58686,519
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Chile201:880,82418,509
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
France131:5,109,440259,941
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Austria91:946,15970,786
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guam11:160,1214,893
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Schmidtke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of the little smith.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Schmidtke Last Name Facts

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

Schmidtke is found most in Germany. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmidtke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 34,178th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 469,891 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Schmidtke reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schmidtke is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 12,161 people, or 1 in 6,620. In Germany Schmidtke is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Germany Schmidtke is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Schmidtke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schmidtke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 4,219 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schmidtke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schmidtke surname are 20.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.65% being registered with the political party.

The amount Schmidtke earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 42.73% more than the national average, earning 493,957 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 3.5% less than the national average, earning R 229,332 per year; in United States they earn 8.39% more than the national average, earning $46,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.75% more than the national average, earning $57,013 CAD per year.

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