Schernstein Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Schernstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Schernstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schernstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schernstein is found most frequently in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Schernstein click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schernstein? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,185,033rd most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Schernstein occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Schernstein are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 2,683,515. In Germany it is primarily found in: Hesse, where 47 percent are found, Bavaria, where 33 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Schernstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Schernstein has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scherenstein | 96 | 1 | / |
| Schornstein | 91 | 841 | / |
| Cernstein | 90 | 2 | / |
| Schernsteinová | 88 | 6 | / |
| Schornsthein | 87 | 1 | / |
| Shornstein | 86 | 6 | / |
| Serenstein | 86 | 4 | / |
| Shorenstein | 82 | 42 | / |
| Sornstein | 80 | 30 | / |
| Zernstein | 80 | 7 | / |
| Cernštein | 80 | 4 | / |
| Cernsteinová | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sherenshteyn | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sheernshteyn | 78 | 1 | / |
| Szornstein | 76 | 2 | / |
| Sarenstein | 76 | 1 | / |
| Shornshteyn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zirnstein | 70 | 461 | / |
| Cernšteinová | 70 | 4 | / |
| Sörenstam | 50 | 11 | / |
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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
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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 Schernstein
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