Schmtz Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Denmark

Schmtz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmtz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Schmtz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schmtz is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Schmtz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmtz? popularity and diffusion

Schmtz is the 3,798,600th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Schmtz reside; 89 percent reside in South America and 89 percent reside in Luso-South America.

Schmtz is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 8,919,764. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 63 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 13 percent are found and Paraná, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Brazil it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Denmark, where 4 percent are found.

Schmtz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schmtz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schmtz surname declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmttz921/
Schmt910/
Schmdt8361/
Schmtt835/
Schmth830/
Shmt803/
Chmt802/
Cmtz801/
Schmdte773/
Schmtdt772/
Schmdtt770/
Hshmt734/
Jshmt731/
Chmdt731/
Shmth731/
Shmts731/
Schmd731/
Smt67296/
Cmt6735/
Smz6710/
Hshmth672/
Hsshmt671/

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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 Schmtz
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