Schmits Surname

370,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 971 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schmits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3071:1,180,64884,333
Netherlands2631:64,21011,034
Germany2461:327,25832,551
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
Belgium571:201,69626,362
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
France101:6,642,272293,169
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Schmits Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schmits (Russian: Щмитс) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmits? popularity and diffusion

It is the 370,091st most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,505,197 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Schmits are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 1,180,648. In The United States it is most common in: Indiana, where 19 percent reside, Kentucky, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 27 percent reside and Germany, where 25 percent reside.

Schmits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schmits has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 404 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schmits Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schmits surname are 25.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.22% being registered with the party.

Schmits earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.01% less than the national average, earning $41,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmidts93888/
Schmeits93525/
Schmitts9329/
Schmiets934/
Shchmits931/
Schmiths931/
Shmits9273/
Chmits921/
Schmitz86218,468/
Schmets86380/
Schmids8647/
Shmitts8634/
Shmidts866/
Schmitc863/
Schmitx863/
Scmeits861/
Scmitsz861/
Smits8339,842/
Schmeitz80508/
Schmeets80206/
Schmidtz80188/
Schmittz8035/
Schmieds8017/
Schmithz807/
Schmaitz802/
Schmetts802/
Schmietz801/
Schmidst801/
Schmihtz801/
Schmitch801/
Schmitzz801/
Schsmitz801/
Schmitxz801/
Schmitze801/
Schmitdz801/
Sschmitz800/
Smidts77521/
Smiths77443/
Schmiz77198/
Shmitz7767/
Smitts7743/
Smiets7715/
Shmyts7713/
Chmitz778/
Shmids774/
Shmets773/
Schmic771/
Chmets771/
Shmitc771/
Smuits770/
Smitzs770/
Schmiedtz750/
Schmidtch750/
Schmetz711,631/
Schmich711,237/
Schmidz7117/
Shcmitz714/
Schmeiz713/
Shmytts712/
Smiedts712/
Shmittz712/
Schmaiz712/
Schmidx711/
Schmiez711/
Scmhitz711/
Scmitdz711/
Shmidtsova711/
Shmidtz711/
Schmicz711/
Smithcs711/
Scmidtz711/
Shmytst711/
Smithss711/
Shmietz710/
Schmidc710/
Shmeitz710/
Smets6716,216/
Smids67815/
Smitz67624/
Schmeetz67105/
Šmits6721/
Smyts6710/
Szmaites673/
Smitc672/
Schmeich671/
Schmettz670/

Schmits Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Schmits in the Russian language
Щмитсsmits-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schmits
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