Wolfschmidt Surname

601,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wolfschmidt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolfschmidt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4881:164,97019,523
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Wolfschmidt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolfschmidt is most common in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfschmidt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 601,907th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 14,123,151 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Wolfschmidt reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is held by 488 people, or 1 in 164,970. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 79 percent live, Thuringia, where 7 percent live and Hesse, where 4 percent live. Beside Germany this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.

Wolfschmidt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wolfschmidt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 48 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolfschmidt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wolfschmidt surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wolfschmidt earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.6% less than the national average, earning $41,594 USD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wolfschmidt
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