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 surname Schmits (Russian: Щмитс) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmits? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 370,091st most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,505,197 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Schmits reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 307 people, or 1 in 1,180,648. In The United States Schmits is primarily found in: Indiana, where 19 percent are found, Kentucky, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 27 percent are found and Germany, where 25 percent are found.

Schmits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schmits has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schmits surname grew 404 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schmits Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schmits are 25.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.22% being registered to vote for 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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