Scheuer Surname

47,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Scheuer Surname User-submission:

The Scheuer surname is derived from the Middle High German word schiur(e), meaning 'barn' or 'granary', and is a toponymic surname for anyone who lives near a tithe-barn.

Scheuer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,4011:14,9061,947
United States2,2211:163,19616,606
Brazil1,0591:202,1487,771
France7321:90,74113,066
Austria3311:25,7264,055
Denmark2501:22,5792,298
Luxembourg1961:2,962369
Netherlands1471:114,87918,247
Canada1161:317,63429,153
South Africa971:558,53343,702
Suriname701:7,8951,936
Switzerland571:144,08613,875
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Australia401:674,89346,030
Czechia371:287,39137,121
England261:2,143,00282,017
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Hungary221:446,19429,593
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Chile181:978,69319,774
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
China21:683,660,78330,601
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1901:264,30921,644

Scheuer (16) may also be a first name.

Scheuer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Scheuer surname is derived from the Middle High German word schiur(e), meaning 'barn' or 'granary', and is a toponymic surname for anyone who lives near a tithe-barn.

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Scheuer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scheuer is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheuer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 47,137th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 663,348 people. The surname Scheuer is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Scheuer live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 16 people.

Scheuer is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 5,401 people, or 1 in 14,906. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent live and Bavaria, where 15 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Scheuer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scheuer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scheuer surname grew 1,169 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 520 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scheuer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Scheuer are 1.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Scheuer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.24% more than the national average, earning R 421,200 per year; in United States they earn 18.48% more than the national average, earning $51,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning $49,768 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheuher9366/
Scheueer931/
Scheuerr931/
Scheuier930/
Scheer9228,370/
Schuer92495/
Scheur92203/
Sheuer9218/
Sceuer922/
Schauer8625,608/
Scheier861,749/
Scheyer86953/
Schuyer86130/
Schuerr8676/
Schuier8641/
Scheehr869/
Schujer865/
Schejer864/
Scheure863/
Scheuir863/
Scheurr861/
Shceuer861/
Scheerr860/
Scheuor860/
Sheuear860/
Sheer8311,221/
Shuer8332/
Cheur8314/
Sceer837/
Sheur836/
Seuer836/
Sceur831/
Zschauer80113/
Schuijer80103/
Schugger8014/
Schegger808/
Schauert807/
Schaejer802/
Schaeyer801/
Scheeier801/
Schehier801/
Scheieer801/
Schoeier801/
Schiejer801/
Scheeyer800/
Schoeyer800/
Schuyher800/
Schier778,652/
Schaer773,937/
Saheer772,278/
Schoer771,108/
Cheure77889/
Schear77773/
Scheir77480/
Schaur77264/
Shauer77250/
Sheyer77108/
Sahuer7757/
Schour7748/
Sheier7744/
Sheerr7739/
Schuir7731/
Seheer7727/
Cheyer7723/
Shouer7717/
Chauer7716/
Chujer7713/
Schyer7711/
Szeuer779/
Sheear778/
Chouer776/
Shceer775/
Shheer774/
Soheer773/
Shuyer772/
Sheehr772/
Szheer772/
Shseer772/
Chuyer771/
Sohuer771/
Sheure771/
Cheiur771/
Shejer771/
Cheier771/
Sheerh771/
Hsheer771/
Shuier770/
Ceheer770/
Sceyer770/
Seer732,554/
Suer731,553/
Seur73678/
Ceer7312/
Ceur732/
Shaheer713,532/
Shajeer71410/
Schaier71398/
Schayer71185/
Schauerová71161/
Sheheer7189/
Schoyer7187/
Schawer7179/
Chouier7170/
Schajer7165/
Schoier7158/
Schaerr7155/
Shejeer7142/
Cheyour7137/
Schower7133/
Schöier7129/
Cheyere7122/
Schöger7121/
Scheirr7116/
Schojer7114/
Schoerr7113/
Schiear7110/
Schiyer718/
Scheard718/
Schøier718/
Scheierová717/
Schyjer716/
Shayeer716/
Chaouer716/
Scheyerová715/
Shijeer714/
Scheare712/
Chheurt712/
Cheiere712/
Schauerova712/
Chauwer711/
Chajeer711/
Chhouer711/
Chauere711/
Scegger711/
Schearr711/
Scheihr711/
Shujeer711/
Seauier711/
Shauyer711/
Shaieer711/
Shegier711/
Sheejir711/
Chauier711/
Schauwerth711/
Schijer711/
Schgoer711/
Sxheier711/
Shheerh711/
Shaweer711/
Schoehr710/
Shauier710/
Schaurp710/
Shuieer710/
Schaurr710/
Shaeyer710/
Sauer6798,219/
Shaer678,657/
Shear676,188/
Sheir674,235/
Shier674,133/
Seyer673,453/
Shour672,451/
Seier671,669/
Sahur67774/
Chaur67666/
Seure67550/
Seear67512/
Chour67506/
Chear67380/
Sejer67308/
Sohur67251/
Souer67231/
Shoer67196/
Cejer67184/
Shaur67115/
Shuir67114/
Schogger6785/
Sujer6783/
Ceyer6773/
Ceier6758/
Cheir6753/
Shyer6752/
Suyer6743/
Scear6739/
Suier6723/
Schowert6721/
Schawert6719/
Scier6712/
Šeuer677/
Seurt677/
Seurr675/
Chehjeer675/
Chhajeer675/
Szeer675/
Shoujerd675/
Seerr674/
Seuir672/
Schagger672/
Seerh672/
Ceear671/
Schohier671/
Seuhr671/
Suerr671/
Sheyr671/
Sahouere671/
Chuir671/
Scheiart671/
Shaaaeer671/
Shahweer671/
Szuer671/
Schooyer670/
Schoyier670/
Seuar670/
Schawier670/

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