Schmied Surname

44,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Schmied Surname User-submission:

Stelmakh or Stelmach, Stelmac is a German surname, a variant of Schmied, which means 'blacksmith' in German.

Schmied Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,4251:14,8401,932
Austria2,9901:2,848270
Switzerland1,2151:6,7601,079
United States7871:460,55839,303
Czechia4011:26,5174,211
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Argentina1001:427,43432,472
Hungary931:105,55110,142
Chile821:214,8356,713
France651:1,021,888113,182
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
Australia521:519,14839,018
Paraguay321:226,1484,042
Romania321:627,43344,366
Sweden141:703,34052,204
England131:4,286,005132,302
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Schmied Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Stelmakh or Stelmach, Stelmac is a German surname, a variant of Schmied, which means 'blacksmith' in German.

- greenhedgehog

From the German word for 'metalworker' (smith).

- hezenlord

Schmied Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schmied is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Schmied click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmied? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 44,846th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 629,213 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Schmied reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 5,425 people, or 1 in 14,840. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 27 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent reside and Hesse, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 26 percent reside and Switzerland, where 10 percent reside.

Schmied Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schmied has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,186 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schmied Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schmied surname are 31.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schmied earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5% more than the national average, earning $45,305 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.52% more than the national average, earning $58,385 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmiedt931,491/
Schmieds9317/
Schmietd931/
Schmiedd930/
Schmid92235,734/
Schmed92331/
Chmied921/
Schmiedte889/
Schmiedtz880/
Schmidt861,087,011/
Schmedt86928/
Schmitd86431/
Schmiet8617/
Schmued8614/
Schmeid867/
Schmidd867/
Schmidh866/
Schmidp862/
Schmiid862/
Shmiedt861/
Schmihd861/
Szchmid861/
Schmetd860/
Schmead860/
Shmid83587/
Smied8348/
Shmed8344/
Scmid8329/
Chmid832/
Schmiedová82424/
Schmiedova823/
Schmidtt80130/
Schmidth80118/
Schmiett8061/
Schmitdt8021/
Szchmidt8017/
Schmittd8012/
Schmiidt8010/
Schmidte809/
Schmmidt808/
Schmeidt808/
Schmiddt805/
Schmidtd804/
Schmiets804/
Sschmidt803/
Schmithd803/
Schmithe802/
Schmaidt802/
Shchmidt802/
Zschmidt801/
Schmihdt801/
Schsmidt801/
Schmietz801/
Schmiodt801/
Šchmiedt801/
Schmoedt801/
Schmaedt801/
Schzmidt801/
Schmitdh801/
Schmeadt800/
Schjmidt800/
Schmiedtová7892/
Schmiedtova788/
Shmidt7740,064/
Schmit7722,626/
Scmidt77394/
Chmite77241/
Shmitd7785/
Smiedt7762/
Chmidt7736/
Schmet7724/
Shmite7721/
Szmied777/
Shmeed773/
Schmíd773/
Shmead772/
Scmeid771/
Scmidd771/
Schmyd771/
Chmiet771/
Scmiet770/
Shmedt770/
Schmidová75453/
Schmidova7511/
Schmidthe754/
Schmidtte751/
Hjschmidt751/
D'Schmidt751/
Schmichtd750/
Schmiddtt750/
Smid737,308/
Smed731,979/
Cmed731/
Cmid731/
Schmitt71274,771/
Schmidtová712,058/
Schmith711,635/
Schmetz711,631/
Schmets71380/
Chmiest71181/
Schmett71111/
Schmiot7172/
Schmidtova7167/
Schmist7116/
Schmydt719/
Schmädt718/
Scmhidt716/
Szmiedt716/
Schmizt715/
Schmait714/
Schmeit714/
Scmidth713/
Schmiit713/
Shmeedh713/
Shmidte712/
Schmiht712/
Smiedts712/
Shzmidt712/
Šchmidt712/
Sshmidt711/
Shmidtt711/
Schmeth711/
Shmidth711/
Scmidtt711/
Schmmit711/
Schmitp711/
Shmheed711/
Shmithe711/
Schmiyt711/
Schmietová711/
Szchmit711/
Shmitdt711/
Jshmeed711/
Schmuit710/
Shmietz710/
Shmiddt710/
Schmuet710/
Schmegy710/
Schmaud710/
Shmeidt710/
Schmete710/
Shmeidz710/
Smidt6710,246/
Smite673,544/
Smead671,891/
Smeds671,496/
Shmit671,237/
Smeed67998/
Szmid67642/
Schmeits67525/
Schmeitz67508/
Shmyd67314/
Smiet67239/
Schmeets67206/
Smedt67195/
Chmit67176/
Shmidova67165/
Schmecht67108/
Schmeetz67105/
Schmette6777/
Smedh6765/
Szmed6727/
Smitd6723/
Chmet6719/
Smidh6718/
Šmied6715/
Zhmed6713/
Shmedova6710/
Schmmitt678/
Smedå678/
Scmit677/
Shmet675/
Hsmid674/
Schmiitt673/
Schmicht673/
Smaid673/
Schmaitz672/
Schmetts672/
Schmiott672/
Jhmed672/
Smeid672/
Schmmith672/
Schmittp671/
Schmyitz671/
Smuid671/
Smedd671/
Smeud671/
Smeyd671/
Zhmid671/
Smieć671/
Schmidthová671/
Schmitht671/
Hzmid671/
Schmittt670/
Schmiith670/
Sjmid670/
Smidd670/
Smaed670/
Schmaudt670/
Schmettz670/
Schmitth670/
Sschmitt670/
Schmeitt670/

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