Schelmer Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Schelmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schelmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Schelmer Last Name Facts

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

Schelmer is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schelmer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Schelmer reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Schelmer is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 50 percent are found and Washington, where 50 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 33 percent are found.

Schelmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schelmer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoelmer943/
Schelmmer942/
Schellmer942/
Chelmer939/
Shelmer936/
Schellmeir890/
Schelhmmer890/
Shellmer8849/
Schilmer881/
Schuelme881/
Celmer863,851/
Selmer861,723/
Chelme86150/
Shelme866/
Sclhemmer821/
Schilmger821/
Schelmetz821/
Schelmire820/
Sellmer801,196/
Cellmer80339/
Chelmea80171/
Chelmes80133/
Selmier8030/
Chelmey8011/
Chelmed8010/
Selmert803/
Chelmez802/
Shilmer801/
Chelmet801/
Shelmey801/
Selmeir801/
Sclemer801/
Selmmer801/
Selmere801/
Ceelmer801/
Skelmer800/
Selme77259/
Celme7712/
Shelmire75325/
Sellmeir7542/
Schelmay756/
Seelmeir754/
Chelmess752/
Sclemmer751/
Soellmer751/
Shillmer751/
Shellmir751/
Seelmier751/
Shilmger750/
Zelmer711,397/
Selmes71891/
Chelmi71363/
Chelmy7192/
Celmea7149/
Shellmire7144/
Chilme7133/
Selmet7129/
Selmee7126/
Silmer7114/
Selmej7113/
Shelmi7110/
Cylmer718/
Shelmy718/
Selmir715/
Scelmi713/
Selmie713/
Selmey713/
Selmeh712/
Xelmer711/
Shellmyre711/
Shclemmer711/
Celmir711/
Sylmer710/
Zellmer674,913/
Chelmis67565/
Selmayr6791/
Selmair6761/
Selmyhr6727/
Selmire6712/
Selmieh675/
Cilmere672/
Sillmer672/
Szelmerová671/
Sellmes671/
Zelmmer671/
Selmedd671/
Shilmei671/
Selmetz671/
Sellmed671/
Szelmet671/
Silmere670/
Sylmere670/
Skilmer670/

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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 Schelmer
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