Scharer Surname
Approximately 1,360 people bear this surname
Scharer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 863 | 1:419,999 | 36,400 |
| Germany | 186 | 1:432,825 | 38,889 |
| Australia | 87 | 1:310,295 | 26,919 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Austria | 36 | 1:236,540 | 28,356 |
| Argentina | 31 | 1:1,378,820 | 78,351 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Hungary | 14 | 1:701,163 | 38,752 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 120 | 1:418,489 | 30,805 |
The alternate forms: Schärer (6,422) & Schárer (26) are calculated separately.
Scharer Demographics
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Scharer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scharer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scharer occurs most in The United States. It can be found as: Schärer or Schárer. For other potential spellings of Scharer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Scharer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Scharer is the 283,302nd most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,358,490 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Scharer live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 863 people, or 1 in 419,999. In The United States Scharer is mostly concentrated in: California, where 17 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and Ohio, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Scharer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Scharer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scharer last name grew 719 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Scharer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Scharer surname are 0.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.04% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Scharer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.15% less than the national average, earning R 2,016 per year; in United States they earn 5.44% more than the national average, earning $45,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $56,294 CAD per year.
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Scharer Reference & Research
Verschaeren FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Verschaeren FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Scharer
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis