Scholtz Surname

21,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Scholtz Surname Definition:

Headman of a Village in German. (Dorfschultze). Shortened version of Schultheiss, a counsellor or local judge. Latinised version Pretorius. See also Patel.

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Scholtz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa19,0661:2,842367
United States1,8371:197,31019,443
Germany1,5221:52,8956,874
Namibia5171:4,660864
Netherlands4151:40,6926,916
England2431:229,29219,121
Brazil2101:1,019,40235,992
Australia2011:134,30714,542
Slovakia1801:29,6475,164
Hungary1661:59,1346,173
Canada1331:277,03525,971
Poland931:408,69643,526
Venezuela861:351,2107,613
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
France391:1,703,147154,208
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Austria141:608,24554,975
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Norway111:467,48139,375
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4261:117,88411,557

Scholtz (79) may also be a first name.

Scholtz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Headman of a Village in German. (Dorfschultze). Shortened version of Schultheiss, a counsellor or local judge. Latinised version Pretorius. See also Patel.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Variants of Schultz, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, denoting the head of a municipality. It is derived from the German word Schultheiß, meaning 'mayor'.

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Scholtz Last Name Facts

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

Scholtz is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scholtz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 21,696th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 290,445 people. Scholtz occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Scholtz live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 79 people.

Scholtz is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 19,066 people, or 1 in 2,842. In South Africa Scholtz is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 30 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 11 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Scholtz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scholtz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scholtz last name increased 431 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,209 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scholtz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scholtz last name are 13.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Scholtz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.81% less than the national average, earning 301,757 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.94% more than the national average, earning R 358,680 per year; in United States they earn 6.42% more than the national average, earning $45,921 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.39% more than the national average, earning $54,844 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoultz931,763/
Scholtze93161/
Scholtsz9323/
Scholtzs932/
Scholltz931/
Shcholtz931/
Schuoltz931/
Schooltz931/
Scholdtz931/
Scholz92129,955/
Sholtz92496/
Schoultze8812/
Scholltze882/
Schooltze880/
Shoultz861,433/
Scholts86566/
Schaltz86319/
Shooltz86245/
Scholcz86139/
Choultz8622/
Scholdz867/
Schollz866/
Schoulz865/
Schoolz863/
Scoultz862/
Schholz862/
Shoeltz861/
Schzolz861/
Ssholtz861/
Szholtz861/
Sholtze861/
Scooltz861/
Scholtc861/
Sholtzs860/
Sholdtz860/
Soltz83498/
Sholz8368/
Schaultz8012/
Schoults809/
Shcholts803/
Shcoultz802/
Scholths801/
Scheultz800/
Schoollz800/
Shoseltz800/
Schoolts800/
Schheltz800/
Sholts77431/
Schalz77169/
Shaltz77158/
Soultz77121/
Sheltz77114/
Scholc7722/
Scaltz7720/
Shoulz779/
Xholtz771/
Shholz771/
Soltze771/
Soltcz771/
Cholts771/
Soltsz771/
Sholzs770/
Shoelz770/
Solz73216/
Shoults711,987/
Scholczová7125/
Shaultz716/
Sholtse715/
Choults715/
Scholch714/
Shoolts713/
Sheultz712/
Scoults711/
Choltce711/
Soultze711/
Scholczova711/
Shuiltz711/
Schalts710/
Scholds710/
Sheeltz710/
Saltz671,848/
Shalz67203/
Solcz67162/
Solts67105/
Schaults6735/
Soldz6719/
Soulz6713/
Zoltz6713/
Szolz6710/
Shelz671/
Sollz671/
Soilz671/
Schoglitsch671/
Sohlz670/
Shouldst670/

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Scholtz Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scholtz
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