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Tyskland

Rank	Surname	Meaning	Percentage^[1]
1	Müller	occupational name: miller	0.95^[2]
2	Schmidt	occupational name: blacksmith	0.69^[3]
3	Schneider	occupational name: tailor	0.40
4	Fischer	occupational name: fisher	0.35
5	Meyer	occupational name: approximately farmer	0.33^[4]
6	Weber	occupational name: weaver	0.30
7	Schulz	occupational name: approximately constable	0.27
8	Wagner	occupational name: wainwright	0.27
9	Becker	occupational name: baker	0.27
10	Hoffmann	occupational name: approximately man of the court	0.26

↑ Rank and percentage of population from: Kunze, Konrad (2004). Namenkunde, Vor- und Familiennamen im deutschen Sprachgebiet, 4th edn (series: dtv-Atlas). München, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 255 pp.
↑ In northern Germany, the alternative form 'Möller' is more common;
↑ Heterograph: Schmitt. In southernmost Germany, the alternative form 'Schmid' is the most common. All forms taken collectively would be #1 surname
↑ Heterographs: Meier, which is common to the north, like Meyer, and Mayer, which is commoner to the south. All forms taken collectively would be #2 surname