Schulz Surname
Approximately 354,970 people bear this surname
Schulz Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Magistrate, Bailiff, Mayor [Ger. schulze, from Middle High German schultheize (mod. Ger. schultheiss),O.H.Ger. scultheizo ( = Anglo-Saxon scyldhœta]
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 278,916 | 1:289 | 9 |
| United States | 34,691 | 1:10,448 | 1,273 |
| Brazil | 10,639 | 1:20,122 | 962 |
| Australia | 6,063 | 1:4,453 | 643 |
| Canada | 3,474 | 1:10,606 | 1,593 |
| Austria | 3,114 | 1:2,735 | 251 |
| Argentina | 2,771 | 1:15,425 | 1,371 |
| Poland | 2,726 | 1:13,943 | 2,020 |
| France | 1,426 | 1:46,580 | 5,982 |
| Chile | 1,290 | 1:13,656 | 1,046 |
| Switzerland | 1,132 | 1:7,255 | 1,150 |
| Denmark | 1,088 | 1:5,188 | 469 |
| Thailand | 927 | 1:76,201 | 10,094 |
| South Africa | 832 | 1:65,117 | 8,184 |
| Netherlands | 648 | 1:26,060 | 4,244 |
| England | 586 | 1:95,082 | 10,146 |
| Spain | 455 | 1:102,752 | 8,331 |
| Paraguay | 441 | 1:16,410 | 731 |
| Sweden | 405 | 1:24,313 | 1,974 |
| Mexico | 367 | 1:338,219 | 7,238 |
| Czechia | 352 | 1:30,209 | 4,896 |
| Russia | 214 | 1:673,472 | 57,767 |
| Norway | 189 | 1:27,208 | 3,719 |
| Belgium | 171 | 1:67,232 | 10,768 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| New Zealand | 158 | 1:28,660 | 5,005 |
| Dominican Republic | 146 | 1:71,458 | 3,346 |
| Portugal | 132 | 1:78,926 | 3,983 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Luxembourg | 76 | 1:7,639 | 1,194 |
| Latvia | 75 | 1:27,334 | 4,183 |
| Hungary | 72 | 1:136,337 | 12,556 |
| Japan | 70 | 1:1,826,347 | 26,665 |
| Finland | 65 | 1:84,565 | 9,027 |
| Ecuador | 62 | 1:256,546 | 8,537 |
| Estonia | 58 | 1:22,790 | 4,104 |
| Ireland | 57 | 1:82,613 | 4,798 |
| Italy | 50 | 1:1,223,134 | 75,323 |
| Scotland | 44 | 1:121,678 | 7,769 |
| Kazakhstan | 42 | 1:421,012 | 32,439 |
| Peru | 41 | 1:775,223 | 17,111 |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Venezuela | 36 | 1:839,002 | 13,477 |
| Slovenia | 32 | 1:77,740 | 10,347 |
| Croatia | 30 | 1:140,953 | 19,667 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Uruguay | 29 | 1:118,336 | 11,141 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| Slovakia | 24 | 1:222,352 | 35,659 |
| Greece | 23 | 1:481,730 | 61,288 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| China | 21 | 1:65,110,551 | 3,537 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Belarus | 17 | 1:558,886 | 50,306 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 1:531,119 | 4,381 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Kosovo | 8 | 1:232,734 | 7,787 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Honduras | 7 | 1:1,259,492 | 5,127 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Cayman Islands | 6 | 1:10,649 | 1,253 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 1:1,194,531 | 65,188 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 1:1,585,972 | 4,802 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 93 | 1:262,101 | 18,696 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,361 | 1:14,942 | 1,912 |
The alternate forms: Schülz (16) are calculated separately.
Schulz (177) may also be a first name.
Schulz Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Magistrate, Bailiff, Mayor [Ger. schulze, from Middle High German schultheize (mod. Ger. schultheiss),O.H.Ger. scultheizo ( = Anglo-Saxon scyldhœta]
(German) The magistrate or sheriff; a steward or overseer.
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'.
- raychikSchulz Demographics
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Schulz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schulz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schulz occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Schülz. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schulz? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,530th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,530 people. Schulz occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Schulz live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 685,598th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 177 people.
Schulz is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 278,916 people, or 1 in 289. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 128 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
Schulz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Schulz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schulz last name rose 1,032 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 630 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 1,140 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 440 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schulz Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Schulz surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (61%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Schulz surname are 16.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.6% registered with the political party.
The amount Schulz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 47.04% less than the national average, earning €15,904 per year; in Norway they earn 4.39% less than the national average, earning 330,885 kr per year; in Peru they earn 136.72% more than the national average, earning S/. 45,889 per year; in South Africa they earn 66.23% more than the national average, earning R 395,016 per year; in United States they earn 7.23% more than the national average, earning $46,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.88% more than the national average, earning $52,110 CAD per year.
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Schulz Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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