Scherhammer Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Scherhammer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scherhammer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria621:137,34618,671
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Scherhammer Last Name Facts

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

Scherhammer is found most in Austria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Scherhammer.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherhammer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Scherhammer is the 2,372,517th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Scherhammer live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Scherhammer is most widespread in Austria, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 137,346. In Austria Scherhammer is most frequent in: Upper Austria, where 73 percent are found and Vienna, where 27 percent are found. Outside of Austria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent are found and Greece, where 2 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Scherhammer
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