Schulman Surname

54,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Schulman Surname Definition:

“School Man” in German, but applied to Synagogue (Shul) by Jewish tradition.

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Schulman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,5771:42,2595,192
Argentina2191:195,17516,241
Canada1201:307,04728,331
Finland1091:50,4286,087
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
England411:1,358,97760,528
France381:1,747,966156,445
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Schulman (23) may also be a first name.

Schulman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“School Man” in German, but applied to Synagogue (Shul) by Jewish tradition.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German, Polish) One who taught in a school, a schoolmaster; an important functionary of the synagogue in the early Jewish communities of Poland.

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

User-submitted Reference

Derived from Russian Khasidovich. The root of the name refers to a scribe, a fairly common occupation in the Jewish community.

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Schulman Last Name Facts

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

Schulman is most common in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schulman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 54,268th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 776,758 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Schulman live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. Schulman is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 23 people.

The surname Schulman is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 8,577 people, or 1 in 42,259. In The United States Schulman is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 24 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Schulman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schulman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schulman surname grew 53,606 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 683 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schulman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schulman last name are 40.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.3% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schulman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.93% more than the national average, earning R 456,096 per year; in United States they earn 32.88% more than the national average, earning $57,336 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.69% more than the national average, earning $71,390 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schulmann94766/
Schullman9438/
Schuylman944/
Shchulman941/
Schulmant941/
Schuhlman940/
Shulman9313,009/
Chulman9343/
Sculman931/
Schuyleman8990/
Schoulmann893/
Scheulmann891/
Schullmann891/
D'Schulman891/
Scholman88625/
Shullman8886/
Chulmann8816/
Scullman8813/
Shoulman887/
Choulman886/
Shulmant886/
Shulmann885/
Schulmam883/
Schulmon881/
Shuilman881/
Sheulman881/
Shaulman881/
Sshulman881/
Sulman869,880/
Schusselman846/
Schulmanová843/
Schuijleman841/
Schoelman82152/
Scholmann8235/
Schollman8228/
Schülmann8224/
Shuelmann821/
Choulmann821/
Choulmane821/
Shilman80404/
Szulman80235/
Sulmann80225/
Saulman80133/
Soulman80102/
Sulmane8078/
Scolman8066/
Sullman8055/
Sulmean8034/
Sulmain8025/
Suilman8024/
Sholman8018/
Sulmaan8014/
Suhlman806/
Shulmam802/
Schulmannová802/
Shulmon801/
Sulmang801/
Siulman801/
Seulman801/
Schoolmann781,113/
Schoellman78147/
Schollmann7874/
Schühlmann7815/
Shulmanova7810/
Shulmanová783/
Schoelmann782/
Shusselman781/
Suileman75550/
Suilmann75128/
Shoolman75120/
Shillman75106/
Soulmane7592/
Sullmann7583/
Suhlmann7555/
Sutelman7539/
Sühlmann7521/
Soehlman7518/
Szulmann7513/
Shoelman757/
Sutleman754/
Suyleman753/
Seulmane752/
Shullmam751/
Shulmein751/
Shilmann751/
Shielman751/
Suislman751/
Soulmang751/
Szulhman751/
Sulmagne751/
Saullman750/
Shollman750/
Saulmain750/
Schoellmann7457/
Solman711,550/
Sulmon71508/
Zulman71316/
Sulmanova7124/
Susselman7118/
Šulman7112/
Soehlmann717/
Sulmam714/
Şulman713/
Shillmann712/
Suttleman711/
Scollmann711/
Shielmann710/
Schoolmon710/
Chouchelmane702/
Sollman67547/
Saulmon67252/
Sulmont67131/
Soelman6758/
Sulmone6724/
Soolman6716/
Shilmon6711/
Solmain674/
Susselmann674/
Zullman673/
Suilmon673/
Zuilman672/
Solhman672/
Sholmon671/
Zoulman671/
Szulmán671/
Zuhlman671/
Zaulman670/

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