Scheier Surname
Approximately 1,749 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 916 | 1:395,698 | 34,709 |
| Germany | 301 | 1:267,460 | 28,463 |
| Austria | 179 | 1:47,572 | 7,591 |
| Hungary | 83 | 1:118,268 | 11,127 |
| Switzerland | 73 | 1:112,506 | 11,658 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Luxembourg | 35 | 1:16,587 | 3,734 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
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).
Scheier Demographics
Average Scheier Salary in
United States
$52,538 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Scheier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scheier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scheier occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Scheier? popularity and diffusion
The last name Scheier is the 231,164th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,166,693 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Scheier reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name Scheier is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 916 people, or 1 in 395,698. In The United States it is mostly 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 this surname 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 occurrence of Scheier has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,796 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 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 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.
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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
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