Schnittzer Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Schnittzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schnittzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Schnittzer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schnittzer is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schnittzer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Schnittzer live; 67 percent live in South America and 67 percent live in Luso-South America.

It is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 100 percent live. Aside from Brazil it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Schnittzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schnittzer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Schnittzer
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