Schermacher Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schermacher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schermacher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Schermacher Last Name Facts

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

Schermacher is found most in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schermacher? popularity and diffusion

Schermacher is the 1,755,741st most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name Schermacher occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Schermacher reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schermacher is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,872,220. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 49 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 33 percent live and Bavaria, where 14 percent live. Excluding Germany it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and The Netherlands, where 22 percent live.

Schermacher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schermacher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schermacher surname rose 975 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schermacher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schermacher last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Schermacher earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.75% more than the national average, earning $49,945 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Schermacher
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