Scherschmidt Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scherschmidt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scherschmidt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Scherschmidt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scherschmidt occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherschmidt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scherschmidt is the 4,206,983rd most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Scherschmidt live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Scherschmidt is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany Scherschmidt is most numerous in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 61 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 9 percent are found and Pakistan, where 5 percent are found.

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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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