Scharer Surname

283,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Scharer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scharer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8631:419,99936,400
Germany1861:432,82538,889
Australia871:310,29526,919
Canada421:877,27667,671
Austria361:236,54028,356
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
France171:3,907,219231,005
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Norway91:571,36544,190
England81:6,964,757184,742
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

The alternate forms: Schärer (6,422) & Schárer (26) are calculated separately.

Scharer Last Name Facts

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

Scharer is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Schärer or Schárer. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scharer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 283,302nd most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,358,490 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Scharer are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 863 people, or 1 in 419,999. In The United States Scharer is most frequent in: California, where 17 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and Ohio, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States Scharer exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Scharer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scharer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 719 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 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 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schärer956,422/
Schárer9526/
Scharrer934,187/
Schaerer931,944/
Schairer931,644/
Schearer93427/
Schaurer93214/
Schahrer9372/
Scharger9318/
Scharere931/
Scharier931/
Shcharer931/
Schaarer930/
Scharerr930/
Scharerd930/
Sharer922,430/
Charer921/
Scarer920/
Schaerrer88151/
Scharrier8829/
Schaehrer8820/
Schairrer881/
Schaurrer881/
Schearrer880/
Scheaurer880/
Scherer8679,911/
Shearer8639,832/
Schorer863,306/
Sharier861,089/
Sharrer86849/
Sharear86542/
Chatrer86100/
Shareer8664/
Sharger8661/
Sharzer8639/
Charere8622/
Shaerer8616/
Shairer8616/
Shaurer8613/
Schörer8612/
Scarzer869/
Shahrer869/
Schérer865/
Sharere864/
Scharir862/
Charrer861/
Chearer861/
Scarrer861/
Shareir861/
Shareur861/
Saharer861/
Chahrer861/
Chharer861/
Shaarer860/
Sarer83205/
Scherrer8018,744/
Scheurer808,273/
Scheerer805,905/
Shahrier803,803/
Chareyre802,287/
Scheirer801,154/
Shearrer80347/
Charrere80259/
Schehrer80158/
Schärrer80121/
Schorrer80108/
Shearier8086/
Chareire8084/
Sharrier8075/
Scheyrer8038/
Schörger8038/
Schorger8035/
Schärger808/
Schuirer805/
Shareare804/
Shearere803/
Schoerer803/
Schereer802/
Chairerz802/
Schererr802/
Schoirer802/
Scarrier801/
Scharajr801/
Shcarrer801/
Schàrrer801/
D'Sharer801/
Shearear800/
Schourer800/
Shearher800/
Sharrerd800/
Schoorer800/
Sshearer800/
Schoyrer800/
Sherer7712,441/
Sarier772,958/
Saurer772,583/
Scorer771,764/
Searer77528/
Sareer77415/
Sehrer77327/
Sarere77249/
Sharir77246/
Shorer77167/
Sarger77132/
Charir7774/
Sarrer7743/
Sarher7734/
Sarear7722/
Sarıer773/
Sairer773/
Scerer772/
Saerer771/
Saresr771/
Sarzer771/
Chorer771/
Cearer771/
Charyr771/
Siarer771/
Shärer771/
Sarerp771/
Sarehr771/
Sareir771/
Szarer771/
Sarerh771/
Sahrer770/
Charreyre75632/
Shaharier75457/
Charreire75248/
Shhareare7551/
Charreard7534/
Scheerrer752/
Scherreer752/
Scharhirt751/
Schoreher751/
Scheurrer751/
Schärrrer751/
Shahareir751/
Chaireard751/
Schaerier750/
Scheirrer750/
Sherrer712,860/
Shereer71784/
Sheerer71491/
Shahrir71284/
Charitr71218/
Sarzier71182/
Sheirer71110/
Sairere7179/
Saurier7172/
Scorier7168/
Sarrere7166/
Shourer7125/
Chaarir7120/
Scorrer7118/
Shoyrer7110/
Saurere716/
Shcerer716/
Charrir715/
Sareart715/
Shorrer714/
Sheyrer714/
Sharior714/
Chharir713/
Sarrier713/
Shehrer713/
Charair713/
Shaarir713/
Sehrier712/
Sceurer712/
Sareere712/
Sharirr712/
Sahrier711/
Sareare711/
Schscherer711/
Shoerer711/
Shohrer711/
Shorert711/
Shahryr711/
Shearheart711/
Sheurer711/
Sarreer711/
Scerrer711/
Scourer711/
Sarheer711/
Shargir711/
Shairir711/
Shoorer710/
Saureur710/
Shererh710/
Shuirer710/
Searger710/
Sarir671,995/
Serer671,074/
Scherier67186/
Sorer67127/
Chorherr6737/
Charaire6735/
Charrère6732/
Charrire6720/
Sárer6715/
Sareereh6710/
Shaharir677/
Zarer676/
Shahrair672/
Sherreer671/
Seareare671/
Sharrior671/
Shoreare671/
Sörer671/
Shahryor671/
Scherher670/

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Scharer Reference & Research

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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
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