Schmutz Surname
Approximately 9,445 people bear this surname
Schmutz Surname User-submission:
This surname refers to a dirty or slovenly person (German/Yiddish). Or in South Middle German it can refer to a joyful, cheerful person. It had the same significance as a surname for a small person, which in the middle ages were viewed by nobles as poor or slovenly.
Read More About This SurnameSchmutz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 4,759 | 1:1,726 | 156 |
| United States | 1,369 | 1:264,762 | 24,942 |
| Germany | 1,351 | 1:59,590 | 7,684 |
| Austria | 804 | 1:10,591 | 1,441 |
| France | 526 | 1:126,279 | 19,223 |
| Argentina | 190 | 1:224,965 | 18,484 |
| Canada | 140 | 1:263,183 | 24,832 |
| Hungary | 46 | 1:213,397 | 17,734 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| Israel | 39 | 1:219,427 | 20,804 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 149 | 1:337,038 | 26,036 |
The alternate forms: Schmütz (119) are calculated separately.
Schmutz Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname refers to a dirty or slovenly person (German/Yiddish). Or in South Middle German it can refer to a joyful, cheerful person. It had the same significance as a surname for a small person, which in the middle ages were viewed by nobles as poor or slovenly. People with the surname Schmutz are descendants of polmaranian Jews.
- karlsch52Schmutz Demographics
Average Male Schmutz Height
178.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Schmutz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schmutz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schmutz is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Schmütz. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schmutz? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 53,967th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 771,577 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Schmutz are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Schmutz is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 4,759 people, or 1 in 1,726. In Switzerland Schmutz is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 32 percent reside, Canton of Fribourg, where 22 percent reside and Canton of Zürich, where 9 percent reside. Beside Switzerland this surname occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.
Schmutz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Schmutz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schmutz last name expanded 919 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Schmutz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schmutz last name are 23.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.45% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Schmutz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.72% less than the national average, earning 225,922 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.56% less than the national average, earning R 115,116 per year; in United States they earn 18.04% more than the national average, earning $50,934 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.41% less than the national average, earning $48,487 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schmütz | 95 | 119 | / |
| Schmautz | 93 | 977 | / |
| Schmoutz | 93 | 147 | / |
| Schmuetz | 93 | 10 | / |
| Schmuttz | 93 | 0 | / |
| Schmutcz | 93 | 0 | / |
| Shmutz | 92 | 11 | / |
| Schmuz | 92 | 4 | / |
| Schmitz | 86 | 218,468 | / |
| Schmotz | 86 | 757 | / |
| Schmauz | 86 | 94 | / |
| Schmutc | 86 | 45 | / |
| Schmuts | 86 | 2 | / |
| Smutz | 83 | 534 | / |
| Schmidtz | 80 | 188 | / |
| Schmittz | 80 | 35 | / |
| Schmuths | 80 | 33 | / |
| Schmutch | 80 | 2 | / |
| Schsmitz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schmihtz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schmutsh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sschmitz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Shmitz | 77 | 67 | / |
| Shmuts | 77 | 47 | / |
| Shmauz | 77 | 15 | / |
| Schmuc | 77 | 1 | / |
| Szmutz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Smutcz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Smoutz | 77 | 0 | / |
| Smautz | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schmutsch | 75 | 2 | / |
| Smuz | 73 | 34 | / |
| Schmuch | 71 | 148 | / |
| Shmauts | 71 | 13 | / |
| Shmittz | 71 | 2 | / |
| Schmuci | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shmidtz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shmutts | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schmuetsch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schmicz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schmots | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shmutch | 71 | 0 | / |
| Smuts | 67 | 7,389 | / |
| Schmauch | 67 | 1,069 | / |
| Smitz | 67 | 624 | / |
| Smucz | 67 | 73 | / |
| Smudz | 67 | 38 | / |
| Smuzh | 67 | 36 | / |
| Schmüdts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zmutz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smotz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schmouch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schmotts | 67 | 0 | / |
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Schmutz Reference & Research
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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
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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 Schmutz
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