Scherb Surname

179,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Scherb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scherb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3841:58,1697,511
United States4761:761,46859,318
Austria1751:48,6607,735
France1021:651,20384,246
Switzerland671:122,58112,361
Israel571:150,13415,774
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
England91:6,190,895170,599
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Scherb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scherb (Russian: Щерб) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherb? popularity and diffusion

Scherb is the 179,201st most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,060,708 people. Scherb occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Scherb reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Scherb is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,384 people, or 1 in 58,169. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 45 percent are found, Bavaria, where 26 percent are found and Hesse, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Austria, where 7 percent are found.

Scherb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scherb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scherb surname increased 567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scherb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Scherb last name are 28.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.58% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Scherb earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.13% more than the national average, earning $53,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.98% more than the national average, earning $67,558 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shcherb92117/
Scherbs921/
Schaerb921/
Schoerb920/
Sherb91304/
Cherb9123/
Scerb9110/
Scherp83713/
Schorb83477/
Scharb83259/
Sherbs8354/
Szcerb834/
Schirb830/
Serb803,048/
Cerb80178/
Scherbova80102/
Scherpf77386/
Scherpe77210/
Zscherp77129/
Scherps7766/
Szczerb7717/
Schierp7714/
Scherpp776/
Scherpz771/
Schaarb771/
Shorb731,138/
Szerb73208/
Sharb73125/
Cherp73115/
Sherp7384/
Sierb7334/
Sherv737/
Chirb734/
Serbs734/
Cerbs732/
Cerbd732/
Sohrb732/
Seerb731/
Soerb731/
Sahrb731/
Serbt730/
Shirb730/
Scerbova7116/
Schoerpf719/
Sherbova714/
Scerbová711/
Scharp67839/
Schirp67553/
Schorp67284/
Cherpe6789/
Sherpe6747/
Shorbh6711/
Saharb675/
Sherph673/
Shahrb673/
Seirbh671/
Sherps671/
Shirbs670/
Shearp670/
Scerpt670/

Scherb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Scherb in the Russian language
Щербserb-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scherb
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