Schultheis Surname
Approximately 10,433 people bear this surname
Schultheis Surname User-submission:
This is a German surname, denoting the head of a municipality. It is derived from the German word Schultheiß, meaning 'mayor'.
Schultheis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,620 | 1:14,325 | 1,861 |
| United States | 3,772 | 1:96,092 | 10,746 |
| Argentina | 750 | 1:56,991 | 4,818 |
| Austria | 57 | 1:149,394 | 19,936 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 228 | 1:220,257 | 18,738 |
Schultheis Surname Meaning
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-173293A German surname derived from medieval Schultheiß, meaning 'head of a municipality'.
- raychikSchultheis Demographics
Average Schultheis Salary in
United States
$48,071 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schultheis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schultheis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schultheis is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Schultheis.
How Common Is The Last Name Schultheis? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 49,323rd most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 698,509 people. The last name Schultheis occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Schultheis are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 5,620 people, or 1 in 14,325. In Germany Schultheis is most frequent in: Hesse, where 42 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent live. Aside from Germany it is found in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.
Schultheis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Schultheis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,654 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Schultheis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Schultheis are 18.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.16% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Schultheis earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.41% more than the national average, earning $48,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.22% less than the national average, earning $45,598 CAD per year.
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