Schmit Surname
Approximately 22,626 people bear this surname
Schmit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,144 | 1:50,736 | 6,126 |
| Luxembourg | 6,827 | 1:85 | 1 |
| France | 3,936 | 1:16,876 | 1,841 |
| Belgium | 1,503 | 1:7,649 | 1,046 |
| Argentina | 857 | 1:49,876 | 4,210 |
| Germany | 604 | 1:133,287 | 16,248 |
| Brazil | 487 | 1:439,578 | 16,653 |
| Netherlands | 424 | 1:39,828 | 6,746 |
| Austria | 280 | 1:30,412 | 4,904 |
| Canada | 149 | 1:247,286 | 23,510 |
| Denmark | 47 | 1:120,100 | 11,018 |
| Switzerland | 37 | 1:221,971 | 18,930 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Uruguay | 23 | 1:149,207 | 13,102 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Italy | 17 | 1:3,597,452 | 102,597 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 1:1,223,527 | 16,126 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Costa Rica | 11 | 1:434,552 | 3,937 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 906 | 1:55,429 | 6,212 |
Schmit (34) may also be a first name.
Schmit Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) The worker in metals, a smith.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'smith', as in blacksmith, goldsmith, etc.
- cdschmitSchmit Demographics
Average Schmit Salary in
United States
$46,698 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schmit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schmit Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schmit is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Schmit.
How Common Is The Last Name Schmit? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 23,914th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 322,087 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Schmit reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 37 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Schmit is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 34 people.
It is the most frequently occurring last name in one country:Luxembourg, where 30 percent are found. This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 7,144 people, or 1 in 50,736. In The United States Schmit is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 17 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 13 percent are found and Illinois, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 73 countries. It is also found in Luxembourg, where 30 percent are found and France, where 17 percent are found.
Schmit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Schmit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schmit surname rose 789 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 208 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schmit Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Schmit are 20.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.14% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Schmit earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 26.1% less than the national average, earning R 175,620 per year; in United States they earn 8.22% more than the national average, earning $46,698 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.05% less than the national average, earning $46,181 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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