Scheier Surname

231,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Scheier Surname Definition:

(from the name of a male ancestor) Scheier, Schayer, and Schauer are variations of Schorr, a symbolic reference to the name Joseph (Deuteronomy 33:17 compares Joseph to an ox—shor, in Hebrew).

Scheier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9161:395,69834,709
Germany3011:267,46028,463
Austria1791:47,5727,591
Hungary831:118,26811,127
Switzerland731:112,50611,658
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Luxembourg351:16,5873,734
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
France141:4,744,480251,814
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
England51:11,143,612252,590
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Scheier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a male ancestor) Scheier, Schayer, and Schauer are variations of Schorr, a symbolic reference to the name Joseph (Deuteronomy 33:17 compares Joseph to an ox—shor, in Hebrew).

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Scheier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scheier is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheier? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 231,164th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,166,693 people. Scheier occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Scheier live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Scheier is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 916 people, or 1 in 395,698. In The United States Scheier is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside and New Jersey, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent reside and Austria, where 10 percent reside.

Scheier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scheier has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,796 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scheier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scheier surname are 28.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.72% being registered with the political party.

The amount Scheier earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.76% more than the national average, earning $52,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.81% more than the national average, earning $50,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheeier931/
Schehier931/
Scheieer931/
Schoeier931/
Scheuier930/
Scheer9228,370/
Schier928,652/
Scheir92480/
Sheier9244/
Cheier921/
Scheuer8610,986/
Scheyer86953/
Schaier86398/
Schoier8658/
Schuier8641/
Scheirr8616/
Schiear8610/
Scheehr869/
Schiyer868/
Schøier868/
Schejer864/
Scheuir863/
Cheiere862/
Scheihr861/
Shegier861/
Schijer861/
Sxheier861/
Scheerr860/
Sheer8311,221/
Sheir834,235/
Shier834,133/
Seier831,669/
Ceier8358/
Cheir8353/
Scier8312/
Sceer837/
Scheierová827/
Scheuher8066/
Schegger808/
Schohier801/
Scheueer801/
Scheuerr801/
Schiejer801/
Scheiart801/
Scheeyer800/
Schoyier800/
Schoeyer800/
Schawier800/
Schaer773,937/
Shiear771,964/
Schoer771,108/
Schear77773/
Shoier77677/
Schuer77495/
Sehier77403/
Scheur77203/
Sheire77128/
Schair77118/
Sheyer77108/
Shaier77106/
Seiert7799/
Sheerr7739/
Schuir7731/
Seierø7728/
Chaier7726/
Cheyer7723/
Shejir7719/
Sheirr7718/
Sheuer7718/
Szeier7714/
Schyer7711/
Seyier7711/
Sheear778/
Sheior777/
Shceer775/
Chiyer774/
Shheer774/
Saheir773/
Sheird773/
Seieer772/
Cheire772/
Sceuer772/
Sheehr772/
Cheirt772/
Szheer772/
Sheirh772/
Seiere772/
Shseer772/
Shyier771/
Cheiur771/
Shejer771/
Sheerh771/
Séhier771/
Sheyir771/
Cheiar771/
Sihier771/
Hsheer771/
Shuier770/
Ceheer770/
Sceyer770/
Seer732,554/
Seir73275/
Ceer7312/
Ceir733/
Schauer7125,608/
Shajeer71410/
Chiyere71243/
Shiejir71214/
Schayer71185/
Chaiere71142/
Schuyer71130/
Schoyer7187/
Schawer7179/
Schuerr7176/
Chouier7170/
Schajer7165/
Schaerr7155/
Shejeer7142/
Schower7133/
Cheyere7122/
Soihier7117/
Schojer7114/
Seierøe7113/
Schoerr7113/
Soyhier7110/
Siegier719/
Scheard718/
Schyjer716/
Shehiar716/
Shayeer716/
Scheyerová715/
Souhier715/
Schujer715/
Shijeer714/
Shawier714/
Scheure713/
Schaierová712/
Scheare712/
Stchair712/
Sahgier711/
Choiere711/
Chajeer711/
Chehiar711/
Scegger711/
Schearr711/
Scheurr711/
Shujeer711/
Shehgir711/
Seauier711/
Seieert711/
Shaieer711/
Shceuer711/
Sheejir711/
Chauier711/
Shigier711/
Shoiert711/
Schgoer711/
Scohyer711/
Szegier711/
Sahhier711/
Shheerh711/
Shaweer711/
Chaierd711/
Scheuor710/
Schoehr710/
Shauier710/
Shuieer710/
Shair6733,536/
Shaer678,657/
Shear676,188/
Chair675,304/
Seyer673,453/
Choir672,836/
Zeier671,886/
Saier671,299/
Seear67512/
Chear67380/
Siyer67353/
Sejer67308/
Soier67262/
Shoer67196/
Seire67185/
Cejer67184/
Shuir67114/
Zschauer67113/
Seyir67103/
Schogger6785/
Szier6774/
Ceyer6773/
Ciyer6771/
Sijer6758/
Shyer6752/
Scear6739/
Shuer6732/
Sejir6726/
Suier6723/
Shoir6721/
Schowert6721/
Schawert6719/
Seiar6718/
Cheur6714/
Schugger6714/
Seirp6713/
Schauert677/
Ceiar677/
Sheur676/
Seuer676/
Chehjeer675/
Chhajeer675/
Szeer675/
Szeir675/
Seerr674/
Schaihor674/
Ceire673/
Seuir672/
Schagger672/
Siear672/
Seerh672/
Ceear671/
Sceur671/
Seihr671/
Syier671/
Sheyr671/
Chuir671/
Ceitr671/
Cyier671/
Seird671/
Shahweer671/
Scuir670/
Schooyer670/
Scair670/
Schuyher670/

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