Schutze Surname

238,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Andorra

Schutze Surname Definition:

(German) One who hunted and killed game; a watchman; one who came from Schutz, in Germany; one who fought with bow and arrow, an archer.

Schutze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil6091:351,51813,486
United States4461:812,68862,481
France1771:375,27055,761
South Africa1071:506,33441,014
Australia891:303,32226,493
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Peru241:1,324,33821,383
England191:2,932,529101,561
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

The alternate forms: Schütze (19,848) & Schűtze (1) are calculated separately.

Schutze Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who hunted and killed game; a watchman; one who came from Schutz, in Germany; one who fought with bow and arrow, an archer.

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

Schutze Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schutze occurs most in Brazil. It can be found in the variant forms: Schütze or Schűtze. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schutze? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 238,807th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,342,995 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Schutze reside; 42 percent reside in South America and 36 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 609 people, or 1 in 351,518. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Santa Catarina, where 38 percent reside, Rio Grande do Sul, where 31 percent reside and Paraná, where 18 percent reside. Other than Brazil it occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.

Schutze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schutze has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schutze surname rose 756 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 146 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schutze Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schutze surname are 18.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Schutze earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 45.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,498 per year; in United States they earn 18.68% more than the national average, earning $51,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.91% less than the national average, earning $41,776 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schütze9519,848/
Schűtze951/
Schuetze931,751/
Schutzer93416/
Schutzes938/
Schoutze933/
Schuitze933/
Scheutze931/
Schudtze931/
Schuttze930/
Shutze9265/
Schuze9214/
Chutze926/
Scutze922/
Schautzer88220/
Schutzger8842/
Schuitzer880/
Schuttzer880/
Schutza86214/
Shutzer8657/
Schudze8610/
Schutse867/
Schuize866/
Shuetze863/
Schitze862/
Schueze861/
Schutje861/
Shutzes860/
Shuttze860/
Shuze8315/
Sutze830/
Schutzeich821/
Schutzeova821/
Schützer80289/
Schutjes80172/
Chutczer8010/
Schietze802/
Schutsey801/
Schutche801/
Schutser801/
Scheutse800/
Shuzei77217/
Sutzer7744/
Shuzee773/
Chutzi773/
Shitze772/
Shauze772/
Shuzhe771/
Shouze771/
Sheuze771/
Suitze771/
Schuzi771/
Chudze771/
Scotze771/
Chutge770/
Shotze770/
Schuttger7518/
Zchutzger751/
Schuitser750/
Suze732,056/
Shutche7175/
Shutshe7164/
Schütza7124/
Shietze7119/
Suitzer7110/
Chudzie7110/
Schützeová714/
Chutset714/
Chudzey713/
Shotzie712/
Shutjer712/
Chautse712/
Shauzie712/
Scutsey711/
Shautse711/
Schauce711/
Shuzieh711/
Schitse711/
Schocze711/
Shouzhe711/
Chutsee711/
Suttzer710/
Shuttse710/
Shutser710/
Soutzer710/
Schouce710/
Sautzer710/
Sauze672,079/
Suche67474/
Souze67164/
Suzie67157/
Suize6754/
Suzey6735/
Shize6731/
Suzze6724/
Chudziej6724/
Suzee6719/
Sueze6714/
Shuzi677/
Chudczer676/
Shuzy674/
Scheuche674/
Seuze674/
Suzei673/
Chutcher672/
Sotze672/
Suzeh672/
Shautcer671/
Sudze671/
Chuitche671/
Suyze671/
Schudser670/
Schauceh670/

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