Schurtz Surname

542,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schurtz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schurtz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4111:881,89566,754
Brazil941:2,277,38770,617
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
France131:5,109,440259,941
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:297,15223,646

The alternate forms: Schürtz (10) are calculated separately.

Schurtz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schurtz is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Schürtz. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schurtz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 542,091st most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 12,310,044 people. The surname Schurtz occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Schurtz live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 411 people, or 1 in 881,895. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 15 percent live, Texas, where 13 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Schurtz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schurtz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schurtz last name rose 243 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schurtz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schurtz last name are 21.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.32% being registered with the political party.

The amount Schurtz earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.4% more than the national average, earning $49,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.2% more than the national average, earning $56,736 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schürtz9510/
Schuertz93164/
Schaurtz931/
Schurtze930/
Scheurtz930/
Shurtz921,823/
Schurz921,616/
Churtz9220/
Schirtz86157/
Schortz86135/
Schuerz8622/
Schurts862/
Schurcz862/
Shuertz861/
Shurtzs860/
Sceurtz860/
Surtz8341/
Shurz837/
Schiertz8084/
Schuerts8079/
Sschirtz800/
Schürz77861/
Shurts77474/
Shirtz77155/
Schirz77122/
Sjurtz7720/
Churts773/
Schurc772/
Churcz771/
Scurts771/
Ceurtz771/
Surz7334/
Schierz711,173/
Schurch71765/
Shuerts7119/
Shourts7111/
Schurtsova716/
Sourtze711/
Shcirtz711/
Schorts711/
Shorrtz710/
Suerz67328/
Shirz6742/
Schierts6731/
Szurz672/
Zurtz672/
Scurc671/
Saurz671/
Surts670/
Schierdz670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schurtz
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