Scholz Surname

4,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129,955 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scholz Surname Definition:

(German) Variants of Schultz, q.v.

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Scholz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany112,2721:71746
United States7,5801:47,8185,795
Austria2,1641:3,935405
Australia1,7431:15,4882,196
Brazil1,2361:173,1996,668
Canada8841:41,6815,182
Poland5991:63,4549,956
Switzerland4081:20,1303,244
Czechia3141:33,8655,544
Argentina2461:173,75414,578
Chile2411:73,0972,978
France2271:292,61144,838
Paraguay2081:34,7921,136
England1831:304,47023,072
Spain1461:320,21918,882
Netherlands1451:116,46318,437
South Africa1391:389,76834,651
Thailand1241:569,66497,190
Denmark1011:55,8885,717
Sweden991:99,4627,215
New Zealand811:55,9058,836
Norway781:65,9279,320
Belgium701:164,23822,550
Hungary621:158,32714,141
Slovakia611:87,48316,880
Italy561:1,092,08472,109
Ireland361:130,8046,280
Croatia351:120,81717,927
Mexico331:3,761,40025,486
Malta301:14,342837
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Wales151:206,30213,003
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
China121:113,943,4645,994
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Finland91:610,74534,002
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Bosnia and Herzegovina61:589,40014,340
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3761:133,56012,731

Scholz (67) may also be a first name.

Scholz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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'.

- deleted-173293

A German surname derived from medieval Schultheiß, meaning 'head of a municipality'.

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Scholz Last Name Facts

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

Scholz is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Scholz.

How Common Is The Last Name Scholz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,328th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 56,077 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Scholz are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Scholz is also the 1,191,548th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 67 people.

The last name Scholz is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 112,272 people, or 1 in 717. In Germany Scholz is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Bavaria, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Germany it is found in 89 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Austria, where 2 percent reside.

Scholz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scholz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scholz last name increased 2,016 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scholz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scholz last name are 14.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Scholz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.42% less than the national average, earning 285,780 kr per year; in Peru they earn 187.7% more than the national average, earning S/. 55,771 per year; in South Africa they earn 99.87% more than the national average, earning R 474,972 per year; in United States they earn 11.78% more than the national average, earning $48,234 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $58,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scholtz9225,091/
Scholcz92139/
Scholsz9234/
Scholdz927/
Schollz926/
Schoulz925/
Schotlz923/
Schoolz923/
Scholez923/
Schholz922/
Shcholz921/
Schzolz921/
Scolz91159/
Sholz9168/
Cholz912/
Schoultz861,763/
Scholtze86161/
Scholtsz8623/
Scholtzs862/
Scholdtz861/
Schooltz861/
Schuoltz861/
Shcholtz861/
Scholltz861/
Schoulze861/
Schholze861/
Schoollz860/
Schols832,135/
Sholtz83496/
Cholez83388/
Schalz83169/
Scholc8322/
Shoulz839/
Shcolz833/
Sholze833/
Shholz831/
Choulz831/
Shoelz830/
Sholzs830/
Solz80216/
Schoultze8012/
Scholltze802/
Schooltze800/
Scholes779,091/
Shoultz771,433/
Scholts77566/
Schaltz77319/
Schouls77281/
Shooltz77245/
Schools77105/
Scholls7739/
Choultz7722/
Chollez777/
Scholch774/
Scholse774/
Shoutlz772/
Scholtc771/
Shoeltz771/
Sholtze771/
Scholce771/
Szholtz771/
Schotls771/
Ssholtz771/
Sholtzs770/
Schalez770/
Schalze770/
Scholds770/
Schoils770/
Sholdtz770/
Scholczová7525/
Scholczova751/
Soltz73498/
Shalz73203/
Solcz73162/
Solze73111/
Solez7377/
Shols7372/
Soldz7319/
Chols7316/
Soulz7313/
Chalz7313/
Szolz7310/
Scalz733/
Scols731/
Soilz731/
Sollz731/
Shelz731/
Sohlz730/
Scholles711,034/
Schaultz7112/
Schooles7111/
Schoults719/
Shcholts713/
Schoeles711/
Scholest711/
Scholths711/
Schoules710/
Schaulze710/
Schheltz710/
Scholess710/
Schoulst710/
Schoolts710/
Shoseltz710/
Scheultz710/
Scoles672,740/
Sholes671,530/
Choles671,470/
Sholts67431/
Soulez67248/
Shaltz67158/
Soultz67121/
Sheltz67114/
Cholch6770/
Shouls6754/
Chouls6753/
Sholds6753/
Scalez6739/
Shoels6737/
Cholst6731/
Scholcová6710/
Chalez679/
Shellz677/
Cholsh677/
Cholse674/
Sholls673/
Szolcz673/
Shalez672/
Schals672/
Scholcova672/
Soltsz671/
Cholls671/
Cholts671/
Chools671/
Scholle's671/
Scools671/
Soltcz671/
Soltze671/
Sholse671/
Sheulz671/
Shelez671/
Shools671/
Soulze671/
Schalx671/
Sholch671/
Xholtz671/
Schottles670/
Scolls670/
Cholce670/

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