Schütze Surname

27,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schütze Surname User-submission:

Schütze is a German surname, meaning 'archer/bowman'.

Schütze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany19,4921:4,130464
Austria951:89,63613,202
Denmark911:62,0306,253
Switzerland631:130,36412,937
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Schutze (1,678) & Schűtze (1) are calculated separately.

Schütze Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Schütze is a German surname, meaning 'archer/bowman'.

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Schütze Last Name Facts

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

Schütze has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found as: Schutze or Schűtze. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schütze? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schütze is the 27,067th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 367,168 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schütze live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 19,492 people, or 1 in 4,130. In Germany it is primarily found in: Saxony, where 19 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 13 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 0 percent live and Denmark, where 0 percent live.

Schütze Last Name Statistics demography

Schütze earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.55% more than the national average, earning R 295,980 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schutze951,678/
Schűtze951/
Schitze862/
Schuetze801,751/
Schudtze801/
Schuttze800/
Shutze7765/
Schuze7714/
Shitze772/
Schudze7110/
Schutse717/
Shuetze713/
Schitse711/
Schueze711/
Shuttze710/
Shize6731/
Shuze6715/
Schutsey671/
Sutze670/

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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 Schütze
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