Where Does The Last Name Schmitz Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Schmitz (Arabic: شميتز) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Schmitz.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmitz? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Schmitz is the 2,534^th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 33,357 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Schmitz live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 811,108^th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 131 people.

The surname Schmitz is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 148,664 people, or 1 in 542. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 70 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent live. Not including Germany this last name is found in 105 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Schmitz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Schmitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schmitz last name increased 1,520 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 313 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schmitz Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Schmitz surname are 34.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.22% registered with the party.

The amount Schmitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.77% more than the national average, earning 411,037 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,360 per year; in South Africa they earn 146.35% more than the national average, earning R 585,420 per year; in United States they earn 8.76% more than the national average, earning $46,930 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.52% more than the national average, earning $49,942 CAD per year.