Schmit Surname

23,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Schmit Surname Definition:

(German) The worker in metals, a smith.

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Schmit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,1441:50,7366,126
Luxembourg6,8271:851
France3,9361:16,8761,841
Belgium1,5031:7,6491,046
Argentina8571:49,8764,210
Germany6041:133,28716,248
Brazil4871:439,57816,653
Netherlands4241:39,8286,746
Austria2801:30,4124,904
Canada1491:247,28623,510
Denmark471:120,10011,018
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
England271:2,063,63279,942
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Wales91:343,83718,086
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China31:455,773,85521,925
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9061:55,4296,212

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.

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'smith', as in blacksmith, goldsmith, etc.

- cdschmit

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmidt921,087,011/
Schmitt92274,771/
Schmith921,635/
Schmitd92431/
Schmiot9272/
Schmiet9217/
Schmist9216/
Schmizt925/
Schmait924/
Schmeit924/
Schmiht922/
Schmmit921/
Schmitp921/
Szchmit921/
Schmuit920/
Shmit911,237/
Chmit91176/
Scmit917/
Schmiedt861,491/
Schmeits86525/
Schmeitz86508/
Schmidtt86130/
Schmidth86118/
Schmiett8661/
Schmitdt8621/
Szchmidt8617/
Schmittd8612/
Schmidte869/
Schmmidt868/
Schmeidt868/
Schmmitt868/
Schmiddt865/
Schmidtd864/
Sschmidt863/
Schmithd863/
Sdchmidt863/
Schmicht863/
Schmaitz862/
Schmiott862/
Schcmidt862/
Schmithe862/
Schmaidt862/
Shchmidt862/
Schmmith862/
Zschmidt861/
Schmihdt861/
Schmittp861/
Schsmidt861/
Schmiodt861/
Schmietd861/
Schmitht861/
Schzmidt861/
Schmitdh861/
Schmittt860/
Schmitth860/
Sschmitt860/
Schjmidt860/
Schmeitt860/
Schmid83235,734/
Shmidt8340,064/
Shmeit831,789/
Scmidt83394/
Chmait83352/
Shmait83315/
Shmitt83303/
Chmite83241/
Chmist83209/
Scmitt83146/
Shmith8396/
Shmitd8385/
Chmidt8336/
Schmet8324/
Scmith8323/
Shmite8321/
Chmitt8314/
Chmeit836/
Scmait832/
Shmiot831/
Scmiet830/
Schmyt830/
Smit80157,459/
Cmit8030/
Schmidthe804/
Schmitová803/
D'Schmitt803/
Schmidtte801/
Hjschmidt801/
Schmitova801/
D'Schmidt801/
Schmichtd800/
Schmiddtt800/
Schmied7711,582/
Schmetz771,631/
Schmedt77928/
Schmets77380/
Schmett77111/
Shcmidt7734/
Schmydt779/
Schmädt778/
Schmeid777/
Schmidd777/
Schmidh776/
Scmhidt776/
Shcmitt775/
Scmidth773/
Shmidte772/
Schmidp772/
Schmytt772/
Shzmidt772/
Shmeith772/
Šchmidt772/
Scmhitt771/
Sshmidt771/
Shmidtt771/
Schmeth771/
Shmidth771/
Scmidtt771/
Shmiedt771/
Shmithe771/
Schmihd771/
Szchmid771/
Shmitdt771/
Shchmyt771/
Schmetd770/
Shmiddt770/
Schmyth770/
Shmeidt770/
Schmete770/
Shmeitz770/
Schmidtová752,058/
Schmidtova7567/
Schmittová7561/
Schmittova752/
Smith734,458,855/
Smidt7310,246/
Szmit734,100/
Smite733,544/
Smitt732,020/
Shmid73587/
Smiet73239/
Smiht73157/
Smist73136/
Shmyt7335/
Scmid7329/
Smitd7323/
Chmet7319/
Shmet735/
Smeit734/
Smhit733/
Smait733/
Chmid732/
Smiot731/
Smgit731/
Ssmit731/
Hsmit731/
Sxmit731/
Jsmit731/
Smmit731/
Dsmit730/
Cmitt730/
Schmeets71206/
Shmitova71159/
Schmecht71108/
Schmeetz71105/
Schmette7177/
Schmetts712/
Schmidthová711/
Schmiedd710/
Schmeadt710/
Schmettz710/
Szmidt675,939/
Shmydt671,962/
Smithe671,068/
Schmidová67453/
Schmed67331/
Smidth67145/
Szmist67120/
Smitth6795/
Smithh6769/
Smiedt6762/
Smaith6746/
Smitte6746/
Smidte6741/
Szmiot6732/
Smmith6729/
Ssmith6726/
Smieth6724/
Smeitz6723/
Smioth6719/
Smicht6717/
Smoith6716/
Shmytt6716/
Smitht6713/
Hsmith6713/
Szmitd6713/
Shmyts6713/
Schmidova6711/
Chmetz6710/
Shmidtova679/
Smeith676/
Smuith676/
Shcmid675/
Smidtt675/
Szmitt675/
Shmets673/
Zsmith673/
Schmíd673/
Shmyst673/
Shmest672/
Sxmith672/
Chmett672/
Smithd672/
Shmeet672/
Shmett671/
Smijth671/
Xsmith671/
Scmeid671/
Scmidd671/
Smihth671/
Smaitt671/
Smitdt671/
Smihtt671/
Sjmidt671/
Shmetz671/
Shmidtová671/
Schmyd671/
Chmets671/
Shmyte671/
Smgidt671/
Smaite670/
Smeidt670/
Shmeth670/
Smittd670/
Smitdh670/
Smuits670/
Smiett670/
Shmedt670/

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