Scheibner Surname

116,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scheibner Surname User-submission:

This surname has its origins in different jobs or places: writer (German: Schreiber), window or glassmaker (German: Scheiber), saltdisc-trader (German: Salz-scheibenhändler, short: Scheibner). It is probable that one of those job titles lost a letter over the use of centuries to become the surname Scheiber.

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Scheibner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,9061:27,7033,651
United States5361:676,22953,846
Austria1981:43,0076,895
Brazil1211:1,769,20957,430
Romania561:358,53330,627
Argentina491:872,31556,573
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England51:11,143,612252,590
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Scheibner Surname Meaning

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This surname has its origins in different jobs or places: writer (German: Schreiber), window or glassmaker (German: Scheiber), saltdisc-trader (German: Salz-scheibenhändler, short: Scheibner). It is probable that one of those job titles lost a letter over the use of centuries to become the surname Scheiber. It is also possible that the name comes from a place that looks like a disk (Scheibe) or a village called like this, maybe due to their roundness.

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The Scheibner surname was adopted by people who split slate (in German schiefer) to be used as a roofing material.

Some Scheibners moved to Bohemia due to religious tensions, and later to Affalter in Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony.

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Scheibner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scheibner is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheibner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scheibner is the 116,097th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,834,268 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Scheibner reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,906 people, or 1 in 27,703. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 41 percent live, Bavaria, where 8 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Austria, where 5 percent live.

Scheibner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scheibner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scheibner last name increased 2,978 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scheibner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scheibner surname are 9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.77% being registered with the political party.

The amount Scheibner earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 5.6% more than the national average, earning $45,564 USD per year and in Canada they earn 60.52% more than the national average, earning $79,749 CAD per year.

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