Schmitten Surname

481,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schmitten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmitten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5711:140,99017,074
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Schmitten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schmitten occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmitten? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 481,056th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,515,939 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Schmitten are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 571 people, or 1 in 140,990. In Germany Schmitten is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent are found and Bremen, where 4 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Schmitten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schmitten has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schmitten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schmitten surname are 32.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.95% registered with the party.

Schmitten earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.52% less than the national average, earning $42,925 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Schmitten
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