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

The surname Scholz is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scholz? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 4,328^th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 56,077 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Scholz reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Scholz is also the 1,191,548^th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 67 people.

The last name Scholz is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 112,272 people, or 1 in 717. In Germany Scholz is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live and Bavaria, where 12 percent live. Not including Germany it is found in 89 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Austria, where 2 percent live.

Scholz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Scholz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 bearing the Scholz surname are 14.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.29% 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.