Scherr Surname

64,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Scherr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scherr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8291:94,66210,620
Germany1,8161:44,3315,818
Austria1,1451:7,437937
Australia3781:71,4178,443
Canada2461:149,77915,288
Brazil1131:1,894,46360,739
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
Argentina441:971,44161,182
Croatia281:151,02220,421
France251:2,656,909193,074
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
England71:7,959,723202,100
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Barbados11:287,4482,772
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2721:184,62816,354

Scherr (23) may also be a first name.

Scherr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scherr (Russian: Щерр) is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Scherr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 64,594th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 941,057 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Scherr live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Scherr is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent given name at a global level, held by 23 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,829 people, or 1 in 94,662. In The United States Scherr is most common in: Maryland, where 19 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and North Dakota, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 23 percent reside and Austria, where 15 percent reside.

Scherr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scherr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Scherr surname expanded 1,408 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scherr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scherr surname are 4.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.02% being registered with the party.

The amount Scherr earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.86% more than the national average, earning R 420,288 per year; in United States they earn 16.97% more than the national average, earning $50,470 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.09% less than the national average, earning $49,639 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheirr9216/
Jscherr921/
Schearr921/
Scheurr921/
Shcherr921/
Scherrr921/
Scheerr920/
Scher917,294/
Sherr911,413/
Cherr91135/
Scerr911/
Scheer8328,370/
Schier838,652/
Cherre832,242/
Schehr83877/
Schear83773/
Scheir83480/
Scheur83203/
Schirr83169/
Schyrr83168/
Sheerr8339/
Sherre8338/
Shcher8328/
Øscher8327/
Schärr8324/
Sheirr8318/
Scerre834/
Cheerr833/
Shcerr832/
Stcher832/
Cherrt831/
Sceher831/
Sherrd831/
Shearr830/
Sher80444,265/
Cher804,187/
Serr802,323/
Cerr8067/
Scer805/
Scherrová801/
Scherpf77386/
Scheere77119/
Scheerz7758/
Scheehr779/
Scheard778/
Schøier778/
Scherpp776/
Schtzer775/
Schcher773/
Scheare772/
Schertt772/
Scheihr771/
Shearre771/
Schsser770/
Sttcher770/
Scherth770/
Serre7316,576/
Sheer7311,221/
Shere7311,065/
Schär737,705/
Chere737,235/
Shear736,188/
Sheir734,235/
Shier734,133/
Cheer731,628/
Scere73383/
Chear73380/
Sherd73342/
Schir73227/
Chher73169/
Cerre73154/
Chert73116/
Cherp73115/
Shirr7393/
Sherp7384/
Cheir7353/
Scear7339/
Cherd7337/
Sherz7336/
Sherh7336/
Chetr7329/
Sierr7321/
Schyr7319/
Shehr7318/
Chirr7317/
Schér7314/
Sihrr7313/
Shher7313/
Scier7312/
Shert7310/
Ceher739/
Shger738/
Searr737/
Sceer737/
Hcher737/
Sheur736/
Seurr735/
Cherh735/
Serrp735/
Seerr734/
Serrd734/
Shetr732/
Shcer732/
Shser732/
Scerh732/
Chesr732/
Serrr732/
Cerrd731/
Shzer731/
Sheïr731/
Sheyr731/
Ssher731/
Sczer731/
Cearr731/
Sehrr731/
Hsher731/
Zcher730/
Scirr730/
Scherová719/
Scherova715/
Scheeier711/
Schehier711/
Schohier711/
Schertdt711/
Scherowa711/
Schætzer711/
Schøsser711/
Cheherre711/
Ser679,374/
Sheard678,037/
Chirre671,039/
Sheare67716/
Schirp67553/
Cer67451/
Sehier67403/
Shirre67388/
Schärz67310/
Sheere67141/
Sheire67128/
Schirz67122/
Schair67118/
Cheere67100/
Scheerová6778/
Cheyre6760/
Sierre6757/
Schuir6731/
Chhetr6727/
Shchyr6725/
Shtzer6723/
Chetrt6715/
Chhear6712/
Chettr6711/
Shuirr6711/
Shchir6711/
Stcere6710/
Shgeer6710/
Cheare678/
Chehre677/
Schiær676/
Shceer675/
Scirre675/
Schgir675/
Chetrì675/
Schior674/
Scheerova674/
Shheer674/
Saheir673/
Sherht673/
Sheird673/
Sherph673/
Shairr673/
Sheerz673/
Seherz672/
Schird672/
Schirt672/
Cheire672/
Chhere672/
Cheard672/
Sheehr672/
Cheirt672/
Szheer672/
Sheirh672/
Cherhe672/
Shseer672/
Cearre671/
Cherzh671/
Cheetr671/
Jsheer671/
Shhear671/
Sheerd671/
Sheert671/
Sheart671/
Sheerh671/
Shearz671/
Szczer671/
Szeher671/
Séhier671/
She'er671/
Sheahr671/
Hsheer671/
Shearh670/
Sherhs670/
Sceare670/
Ceheer670/
Sehert670/
Sierrd670/
Cherzz670/
Shtcer670/
Sehehr670/
Shearp670/

Scherr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Scherr in the Russian language
Щеррserr-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scherr
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