Schermak Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Schermak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schermak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil961:2,229,94169,391
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Schermak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schermak occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Schermak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schermak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,839,022nd most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Schermak live; 95 percent live in South America and 95 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 2,229,941. In Brazil Schermak is most common in: Paraná, where 69 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 28 percent are found and Mato Grosso, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Schermak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schermak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schermak last name fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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  • 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 Schermak
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