Scherler Surname

365,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Scherler Surname User-submission:

The Name designates an inhabitant of a village named "Niederscherli", i.e. Lower Scherli, in the community of Koeniz, Canton of Berne, Switzerland. The meaning of "Scherli" is unknown, it might be Old or Middle High German.

Scherler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3761:21,8433,479
United States2981:1,216,30586,337
Germany2641:304,94531,102
France231:2,887,944200,772
Austria111:774,13064,097
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Scherler (11) may also be a first name.

Scherler Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Name designates an inhabitant of a village named "Niederscherli", i.e. Lower Scherli, in the community of Koeniz, Canton of Berne, Switzerland. The meaning of "Scherli" is unknown, it might be Old or Middle High German.

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Scherler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scherler occurs most in Switzerland. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherler? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 365,146th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,376,059 people. Scherler occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Scherler live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe. Scherler is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name globally, held by 11 people.

The last name Scherler is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 21,843. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 41 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 15 percent reside and Canton of Vaud, where 7 percent reside. Not including Switzerland this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Germany, where 27 percent reside.

Scherler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scherler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Scherler last name increased 2,129 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scherler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scherler surname are 21.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.06% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Scherler earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 322.47% more than the national average, earning S/. 81,896 per year and in United States they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning $43,903 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scherzler9413/
Scherrler941/
Sherler936/
Cherler935/
Scheurleer8947/
Scharler88721/
Schorler8858/
Seherler8814/
Cherrler881/
Sherlert880/
Schirler880/
Serler8632/
Cerler861/
Serlier8074/
Cerlier8049/
Sierler802/
Shirler801/
Sharler801/
Scirler800/
Searler800/
Shorler800/
Shirller752/
Sierlert752/
Shirleer750/
Shirleur750/
Zerler7178/
Seruiller7117/
Sarler7113/
Sirler712/
Searlr710/
Sireler673/
Sharlir672/
Serrellier671/
Sirlear671/
Serrillier671/
Zeirler671/
Shorlir670/
Siriller631/
Zirler5714/
Sarilr573/
Cirlher531/
Sairlir531/
Shirlier500/

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