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Where Does The Last Name Scherer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Scherer is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Schérer. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherer? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 7,103^rd most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 91,196 people. Scherer is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Scherer live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 992,070^th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 92 people.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 36,573 people, or 1 in 2,201. In Germany Scherer is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent reside, Bavaria, where 22 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 81 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Brazil, where 16 percent reside.

Scherer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Scherer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,026 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Scherer Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Scherer surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Scherer surname are 15.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.13% registered with the political party.

The amount Scherer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning €32,764 per year; in Norway they earn 144.75% more than the national average, earning 847,030 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.92% more than the national average, earning R 299,232 per year; in United States they earn 11.72% more than the national average, earning $48,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $55,004 CAD per year.