Schnizer Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schnizer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schnizer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3551:226,77625,315
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Austria191:448,18144,644
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Schnizer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schnizer is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schnizer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 701,000th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Schnizer are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 355 people, or 1 in 226,776. In Germany Schnizer is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 92 percent are found, Bavaria, where 4 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Germany it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Austria, where 5 percent are found.

Schnizer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schnizer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schnizer surname expanded 513 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schnizer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schnizer surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Schnizer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.63% less than the national average, earning $40,721 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
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  • 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 Schnizer
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