Scherm Surname

215,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scherm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scherm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6981:47,4126,209
United States2031:1,785,512117,316
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Scherm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scherm is found most in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherm? popularity and diffusion

Scherm is the 215,000th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,811,478 people. Scherm is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Scherm are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,698 people, or 1 in 47,412. In Germany Scherm is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 84 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent live and Saxony, where 3 percent live. Outside of Germany it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Scherm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scherm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scherm last name rose 1,068 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scherm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scherm last name are 43.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.97% being registered to vote for the party.

Scherm earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.66% more than the national average, earning $44,298 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schermm9212/
Scheirm921/
Scheurm920/
Scherme920/
Sherm9169/
Cherm9117/
Scheerem864/
Schirm832,550/
Schorm83435/
Scharm83299/
Sherme8327/
Cherme8325/
Schörm838/
Shermh831/
Shearm831/
Sheirm830/
Serm8059/
Cerm801/
Shearme7714/
Scharmm776/
Schirme773/
Sheerzm771/
Sheermh771/
Sheerhm771/
Shceerm771/
Sherrme771/
Sharm7318,433/
Serme738,704/
Shirm73713/
Cerme73170/
Screm7399/
Sgerm7370/
Sihrm7317/
Shorm7313/
Skerm739/
Chirm735/
Sierm733/
Seerm733/
Soerm732/
Shyrm731/
Scirm730/
Cearm730/
Sheermdd711/
Sheerhmd711/
Shermova711/
Chirme67230/
Chitrm6714/
Saharm679/
Shahrm678/
Shaarm673/
Sharmm673/
Shirme673/
Sheerrhmt672/
Sjeerm672/
Shharm671/
Shsarm671/
Shirrm671/
Searme671/
Sharrm671/
Sserme671/
Sihrrm671/
Shyrme671/
Searrm670/
Skerme670/
Skeurm670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scherm
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