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 borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Scherm.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherm? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 215,000th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,811,478 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Scherm live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne 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. Beside Germany this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Scherm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scherm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held 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 with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.97% registered with 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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  • 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 Scherm
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