Scherg Surname

593,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scherg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scherg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4381:183,80221,451
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
France31:22,140,907385,998
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Scherg Last Name Facts

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

Scherg occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Scherg.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 593,568th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 13,881,040 people. The last name Scherg is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Scherg live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 438 people, or 1 in 183,802. In Germany Scherg is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 81 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent live. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Scherg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scherg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scherg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scherg surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Scherg earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.39% more than the national average, earning $58,420 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheerg921/
Sherg9111/
Cherg917/
Schörg83385/
Scherk83334/
Schirg83187/
Schorg83140/
Scharg83107/
Shearg833/
Cherrg831/
Serg80973/
Cerg806/
Schergova801/
Scherck77256/
Chergue7785/
Scherke7757/
Schierk7723/
Scherks7715/
Schaerk7710/
Shergue777/
Schyorg775/
Schorgg773/
Schoerk771/
Scherhc771/
Scheurk770/
Sheehrg770/
Sherk732,251/
Sharg7314/
Sherc738/
Cherc735/
Shirg734/
Sherq733/
Shorg732/
Sergg731/
Serhg731/
Cearg731/
Scerk731/
Ceerg731/
Hxerg731/
Sherx731/
Cherq731/
Sergő731/
Seirg730/
Searg730/
Saerg730/
Seerg730/
Sierg730/
Sergs730/
Schkerke7141/
Shergova7120/
Scheerke718/
Scherque711/
Cherrgue711/
Schork673,173/
Shargh67852/
Schirk67605/
Sherke67381/
Seireg67311/
Sherck67235/
Schark67215/
Scregg67100/
Shierk6789/
Schörk6759/
Sherkh6728/
Scherková6720/
Sergue6710/
Chirgh675/
Cherks675/
Shirgh675/
Scherkova671/
Chairg671/
Chyrgh671/
Sierrg671/
Sheirk671/
Seereg671/
Sherks670/
Seargh670/
Cheerk670/

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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
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  • 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 Scherg
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