Scherp Surname

470,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Scherp Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scherp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3681:218,76524,626
Sweden1091:90,3376,599
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Netherlands661:255,86632,556
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Scherp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scherp is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherp? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 470,770th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 10,220,962 people. The last name Scherp is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Scherp are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 368 people, or 1 in 218,765. In Germany Scherp is most numerous in: Hesse, where 64 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Scherp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scherp has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Scherp last name grew 755 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scherp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scherp surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.

Scherp earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.9% more than the national average, earning $49,148 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scherpf92386/
Scherpe92210/
Zscherp92129/
Scherps9266/
Schierp9214/
Scherpp926/
Scherpz921/
Cherp91115/
Sherp9184/
Schoerpf869/
Scherb832,381/
Scharp83839/
Schirp83553/
Schorp83284/
Cherpe8389/
Sherpe8347/
Sherph833/
Sherps831/
Shearp830/
Scerpt830/
Serp80325/
Cerp801/
Scharpf772,840/
Schorpp771,812/
Shcherb77117/
Schärpf7772/
Scharpp7732/
Zschirp7715/
Schörpf778/
Schirpf776/
Zschörp772/
Schorpf772/
Scharph772/
Schaerb771/
Schorph771/
Scherbs771/
Schirpe770/
Schoerb770/
Schaarp770/
Sharp73169,075/
Serpe732,836/
Sierp73420/
Sherb73304/
Sjerp73205/
Serpp73125/
Cerpe7390/
Cerps7345/
Searp7338/
Cherb7323/
Seirp7313/
Chirp7312/
Scerb7310/
Szerp739/
Sherv737/
Shorp736/
Serrp735/
Serph734/
Shirp733/
Serps732/
Sahrp732/
Serpf731/
Serpt730/
Sherpova713/
Schaarpf711/
Sierpe67869/
Schorb67477/
Sjerps67315/
Scharb67259/
Scherbova67102/
Shairp6761/
Sherbs6754/
Sharpf6737/
Sharpp6730/
Shirpe6722/
Serppe6711/
Chirpe676/
Szcerb674/
Sharph674/
Searpe672/
Sharrp672/
Shaarp672/
Sharhp671/
Cerppe671/
Sahrph671/
Shharp671/
Ssharp670/
Schirb670/
Shuirp670/
Searph670/
Saharp670/

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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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  • 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 Scherp
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