Schmidts Surname

396,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schmidts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmidts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7751:103,87812,860
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
France151:4,428,181244,602
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Schmidts Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schmidts is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmidts? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 396,862nd most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 8,206,696 people. The surname Schmidts occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Schmidts live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schmidts is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 775 people, or 1 in 103,878. In Germany Schmidts is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 29 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside and Bavaria, where 20 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Belgium, where 2 percent reside.

Schmidts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schmidts has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 104 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schmidts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schmidts last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schmidts earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 43.77% more than the national average, earning $62,037 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.61% less than the national average, earning $46,898 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmits93971/
Schmids9347/
Shmidts936/
Schmeits88525/
Schmidtz88188/
Schmitts8829/
Schmieds8817/
Schmiets884/
Shchmits881/
Schmiths881/
Schmidst881/
Smidts86521/
Shmits8673/
Shmids864/
Chmits861/
Schmiedtz820/
Schmidtch820/
Schmitz80218,468/
Schmets80380/
Shmitts8034/
Schmidz8017/
Schmitc803/
Schmitx803/
Smiedts802/
Scmitsz801/
Scmeits801/
Shmidtz801/
Scmidtz801/
Schmidx801/
Schmidc800/
Shmidtsova781/
Smits7739,842/
Smids77815/
Schmeitz75508/
Schmeets75206/
Schmittz7535/
Schmithz757/
Schmaitz752/
Schmetts752/
Schmitch751/
Schmitzz751/
Schmitze751/
Schmitxz751/
Schsmitz751/
Schmitdz751/
Schmihtz751/
Schmietz751/
Sschmitz750/
Smedts711,264/
Smiths71443/
Schmiz71198/
Shmitz7167/
Smitts7143/
Smiets7115/
Shmyts7113/
Chmitz718/
Smidtz713/
Shmets713/
Shmitc711/
Schmic711/
Smidds711/
Chmets711/
Smitzs710/
Smuits710/
Schmetz671,631/
Schmich671,237/
Shcmitz674/
Schmeiz673/
Shmytts672/
Shmittz672/
Schmaiz672/
Smithcs671/
Schmicz671/
Smithss671/
Scmitdz671/
Scmhitz671/
Schmiez671/
Shmytst671/
Shmeitz670/
Shmeidz670/
Shmietz670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schmidts
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