Schütz Surname
Approximately 51,935 people bear this surname
Schütz Surname User-submission:
Schütz is a German surname, meaning, 'archer' or 'ranger' .
Schütz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 42,904 | 1:1,876 | 160 |
| Switzerland | 3,973 | 1:2,067 | 204 |
| Austria | 3,811 | 1:2,234 | 186 |
| Hungary | 245 | 1:40,066 | 4,297 |
| Poland | 166 | 1:228,968 | 29,641 |
| Czechia | 162 | 1:65,639 | 11,019 |
| Sweden | 151 | 1:65,210 | 4,983 |
| Belgium | 86 | 1:133,682 | 19,279 |
| Denmark | 83 | 1:68,009 | 6,785 |
| Brazil | 76 | 1:2,816,768 | 83,410 |
| Norway | 53 | 1:97,024 | 13,264 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| Netherlands | 48 | 1:351,816 | 39,430 |
| Slovakia | 37 | 1:144,228 | 26,002 |
| Luxembourg | 21 | 1:27,645 | 4,917 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
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' .
- deleted-173293Schütz Demographics
Average Male Schütz Height
176.32 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schutz | 94 | 20,406 | / |
| Schűtz | 94 | 28 | / |
| Schüttz | 92 | 1 | / |
| Schüz | 91 | 73 | / |
| Shütz | 91 | 12 | / |
| Schitz | 83 | 950 | / |
| Schytz | 83 | 153 | / |
| Schüts | 83 | 28 | / |
| Schüzz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sütz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Schuetz | 77 | 6,772 | / |
| Schiøtz | 77 | 192 | / |
| Schietz | 77 | 113 | / |
| Schuttz | 77 | 92 | / |
| Schittz | 77 | 28 | / |
| Schuthz | 77 | 17 | / |
| Schuhtz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schudtz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schűtze | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schuztz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schutzs | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shutz | 73 | 363 | / |
| Schiz | 73 | 169 | / |
| Shitz | 73 | 37 | / |
| Schuz | 73 | 35 | / |
| Scitz | 73 | 4 | / |
| Schiøttz | 71 | 42 | / |
| Schiødtz | 71 | 7 | / |
| Schuts | 67 | 290 | / |
| Schüch | 67 | 229 | / |
| Shuttz | 67 | 66 | / |
| Schits | 67 | 52 | / |
| Scitzs | 67 | 44 | / |
| Shudtz | 67 | 26 | / |
| Schuez | 67 | 21 | / |
| Shuetz | 67 | 19 | / |
| Schutzsch | 67 | 9 | / |
| Schidz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Scietz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Schuhz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schuzz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schucz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shuutz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Süz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schudz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shihtz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shittz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shietz | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schütz
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