Shmaltz Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Shmaltz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shmaltz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Shmaltz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shmaltz is found most in Israel. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shmaltz.

How Common Is The Last Name Shmaltz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Shmaltz reside; 35 percent reside in West Asia and 35 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

The surname is most frequently held in Israel, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,426,272. Aside from Israel this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Shmaltz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shmaltz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmaltz935,034/
Smaltz92603/
Shmalz925/
Schmaltzs881/
Schmaltze881/
Schmealtz880/
Schmalz8613,217/
Shmalts86801/
Schmalt8669/
Scmaltz8616/
Shmault861/
Chmaltz861/
Smaltze860/
Smalt83251/
Smalz8322/
Schmalcz8036/
Schmaldt8022/
Shmaglit8021/
Schmoltz804/
Schmalts803/
Schmallz802/
Schmalzz801/
Schmaldz801/
Schmaltd800/
Smoltz77159/
Smalts77113/
Smallz7739/
Smaylz779/
Szmalz772/
Smault772/
Smalth771/
Smaldt770/
Schmoltze7549/
Schmolz71377/
Schmolt71143/
Schmald7143/
Chmalts713/
Schmalc712/
Shmolts712/
Shmalcs711/
Smoltze710/
Shmeilz710/
Schmoldt671,490/
Smalc6765/
Schmolcz6737/
Smolt6731/
Smolz6711/
Smałz678/
Smald671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shmaltz
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis