Schütz Surname

10,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schütz Surname User-submission:

Schütz is a German surname, meaning, 'archer' or 'ranger' .

Schütz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany42,9041:1,876160
Switzerland3,9731:2,067204
Austria3,8111:2,234186
Hungary2451:40,0664,297
Poland1661:228,96829,641
Czechia1621:65,63911,019
Sweden1511:65,2104,983
Belgium861:133,68219,279
Denmark831:68,0096,785
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
Norway531:97,02413,264
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Slovakia371:144,22826,002
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Ireland151:313,92910,911
France111:6,038,429280,838
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Schutz (20,406) & Schűtz (28) are calculated separately.

Schütz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Schütz is a German surname, meaning, 'archer' or 'ranger' .

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Schütz Last Name Facts

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

Schütz is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Schutz or Schűtz. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schütz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,812th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 140,321 people. The surname Schütz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schütz live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 42,904 people, or 1 in 1,876. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside, Bavaria, where 19 percent reside and Hesse, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 8 percent reside and Austria, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schutz9420,406/
Schűtz9428/
Schüttz921/
Schüz9173/
Shütz9112/
Schitz83950/
Schytz83153/
Schüts8328/
Schüzz831/
Sütz802/
Schuetz776,772/
Schiøtz77192/
Schietz77113/
Schuttz7792/
Schittz7728/
Schuthz7717/
Schuhtz771/
Schudtz771/
Schűtze771/
Schuztz771/
Schutzs770/
Shutz73363/
Schiz73169/
Shitz7337/
Schuz7335/
Scitz734/
Schiøttz7142/
Schiødtz717/
Schuts67290/
Schüch67229/
Shuttz6766/
Schits6752/
Scitzs6744/
Shudtz6726/
Schuez6721/
Shuetz6719/
Schutzsch679/
Schidz677/
Scietz674/
Schuhz673/
Schuzz672/
Schucz672/
Shuutz672/
Süz671/
Schudz671/
Shihtz671/
Shittz671/
Shietz670/

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