Scherer Surname

7,103rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scherer Surname Definition:

(German) One who cut hair, a barber.

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Scherer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany36,5731:2,201190
United States19,1491:18,9282,382
Brazil12,5261:17,090856
France3,0761:21,5942,513
Switzerland2,9311:2,802342
Austria1,6591:5,133583
Canada8041:45,8285,631
Argentina6031:70,8856,022
Australia3161:85,4299,880
Hungary3101:31,6653,468
Italy2591:236,12632,332
England1851:301,17922,911
Netherlands1821:92,78715,250
Paraguay1411:51,3241,469
Luxembourg1361:4,269584
Chile1291:136,5624,806
New Zealand1041:43,5427,204
Thailand821:861,443136,584
Spain661:708,36430,810
Belgium621:185,43024,739
Russia621:2,324,565137,882
Denmark511:110,68110,317
Mexico501:2,482,52420,876
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Namibia451:53,5426,362
Sweden391:252,48117,476
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Slovakia261:205,24833,808
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Norway231:223,57824,793
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Ecuador181:883,65813,769
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Romania101:2,007,78754,092
China101:136,732,1577,199
Finland91:610,74534,002
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Wales71:442,07621,198
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guam11:160,1214,893
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8671:26,8983,301

The alternate forms: Schérer (5) are calculated separately.

Scherer (92) may also be a first name.

Scherer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who cut hair, a barber.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The Scherer surname derives from the word for a person, who cuts hair and beards, as well as performed small surgical jobs for the poor.

- avastrawberry

Scherer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scherer is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Schérer. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,103rd most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,196 people. The last name Scherer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Scherer are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 992,070th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 92 people.

The last name Scherer is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 36,573 people, or 1 in 2,201. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent live, Bavaria, where 22 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent live. Barring Germany this last name is found in 81 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 16 percent live.

Scherer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Scherer Last Name Statistics demography

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

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schérer955/
Scherrer9318,744/
Scheurer938,273/
Scheerer935,905/
Schaerer931,944/
Scherger931,725/
Schierer931,241/
Scheirer931,154/
Schearer93427/
Scherier93186/
Schehrer93158/
Scheyrer9338/
Schererz9318/
Schererd936/
Schoerer933/
Schereer932/
Schererr932/
Scherert931/
Scherere931/
Scherher930/
Sherer9212,441/
Cherer92343/
Scerer922/
Schaerrer88151/
Scherrier88131/
Schettrer8879/
Schaehrer8820/
Scheerrer882/
Scherreer882/
Scherrert881/
Schierrer881/
Scherzier881/
Scheurrer881/
Schaerier880/
Scheirrer880/
Schearrer880/
Shearer8639,832/
Schärer866,422/
Schorer863,306/
Sherrer862,860/
Scharer861,360/
Shereer86784/
Sheerer86491/
Schirer86199/
Sherzer86141/
Cherere86114/
Sheirer86110/
Sherger8673/
Sherier8626/
Shaerer8616/
Schyrer8616/
Schörer8612/
Sherere8611/
Cherrer8610/
Seherer869/
Shcerer866/
Shierer866/
Sherear865/
Sheyrer864/
Shehrer863/
Shererd862/
Sceurer862/
Chereer861/
Chearer861/
Shoerer861/
Sheurer861/
Sherher861/
Zcherer861/
Scerrer861/
Cheerer860/
Shererh860/
Serer831,074/
Cerer8375/
Schererová8253/
Schererova823/
Schscherer821/
Scharrer804,187/
Schairer801,644/
Shearrer80347/
Sherrier80322/
Schirrer80231/
Schärrer80121/
Schorrer80108/
Shearier8086/
Sherrerd8084/
Schahrer8072/
Sherherd8010/
Schuirer805/
Seherrer802/
Schoirer802/
Chesrere801/
Sherreer801/
Sherrere801/
Cherrerd801/
Shearear800/
Shierrer800/
Schaarer800/
Scharerr800/
Sheerere800/
Schirehr800/
Sshearer800/
Schoyrer800/
Scherrerová7815/
Schehrerová783/
Scherrerova781/
Sharer772,430/
Serier772,066/
Shirer771,155/
Serrer77642/
Cherir77570/
Searer77528/
Seurer77500/
Sereir77445/
Sehrer77327/
Sierer77318/
Serger77316/
Serere77289/
Seirer77240/
Szerer77184/
Shorer77167/
Cerrer77109/
Cerier7779/
Cerere7772/
Seyrer7763/
Sihrer7746/
Shyrer7746/
Cerger7719/
Chirer774/
Sherir774/
Serear772/
Saerer771/
Cearer771/
Cetrer771/
Cerear771/
Serzer771/
Serert771/
Seerer771/
Sereer771/
Shärer771/
Sejrer771/
Cererd771/
Sererr771/
Sahrer770/
Sherreard7556/
Scheerger7541/
Schairrer751/
Schärrrer751/
Chirere711,070/
Cherair71991/
Sharrer71849/
Serrier71777/
Sharear71542/
Szierer7152/
Shairer7116/
Serhier7111/
Shoyrer7110/
Sahrear719/
Shahrer719/
Shihrer717/
Shorrer714/
Sierert714/
Cerrier714/
Cherirt714/
Cherrir714/
Cherire713/
Shirere713/
Zeherer712/
Shergir712/
Scharir712/
Seereer712/
Shohrer711/
Seurerr711/
Seerger711/
Shareir711/
Shearheart711/
Shareur711/
Serzier711/
Sirheer711/
Shireur711/
Sierger711/
Saharer711/
Sergeer711/
Chetrir711/
Serreir711/
Sehesrhesr711/
Sereire711/
Sarheer711/
Sherryr711/
Sheryor711/
Sherair711/
Shirrer710/
Sierier710/
Shaarer710/
Schirir710/
Shuirer710/
Serir674,269/
Cirer67728/
Sirer67212/
Sarer67205/
Zerer67154/
Sorer67127/
Schirger67110/
Šerer6790/
Schörger6738/
Syrer6721/
Schirier6715/
Çerer6710/
Schärger678/
Cheraire674/
Shearere673/
Cherrair673/
Sherrire672/
Chairerz672/
Seryr672/
Schirher672/
Cyrer671/
Scharajr671/
Scharier671/
Sherirth671/
Seareare671/
Shergirr671/
Sörer671/
D'Sharer671/
Sererowa671/
Cerir671/

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