Schultze Surname

33,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schultze Surname Definition:

(German) The magistrate or sheriff; a steward or overseer.

Schultze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,2211:7,175897
United States3,3121:109,43811,949
Australia2201:122,70813,477
Brazil2161:991,08535,129
Canada1481:248,95723,668
France1191:558,17475,634
Sweden921:107,0307,712
Netherlands861:196,36327,376
Austria801:106,44315,207
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Argentina681:628,58044,177
Switzerland631:130,36412,937
Denmark551:102,6319,658
England541:1,031,81650,675
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Chile321:550,51513,718
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Norway281:183,65321,594
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7191:69,8457,550

The alternate forms: Schültze (1) are calculated separately.

Schultze (10) may also be a first name.

Schultze Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The magistrate or sheriff; a steward or overseer.

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

Schultze Last Name Facts

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

Schultze is found most frequently in Germany. It can also appear as a variant: Schültze. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schultze? popularity and diffusion

Schultze is the 33,013th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 453,093 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Schultze live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe. Schultze is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 11,221 people, or 1 in 7,175. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 15 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Germany it exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Schultze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schultze has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schultze surname increased 461 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 174 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schultze Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Schultze last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Schultze surname are 22.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Schultze earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.48% less than the national average, earning 306,336 kr per year; in Peru they earn 41.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,275 per year; in South Africa they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning R 234,096 per year; in United States they earn 12.97% more than the national average, earning $48,746 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning $50,550 CAD per year.

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Schultze Reference & Research

Schultz-Scholz FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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