Schmittgen Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schmittgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmittgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1361:591,95247,778
United States741:4,898,094251,818
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Schmittgen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schmittgen is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmittgen? popularity and diffusion

Schmittgen is the 1,118,459th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. Schmittgen is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Schmittgen live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 591,952. In Germany Schmittgen is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 66 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 23 percent are found and Hamburg, where 5 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Schmittgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schmittgen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 925 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schmittgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schmittgen last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Schmittgen earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.34% more than the national average, earning $51,496 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 Schmittgen
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