Schierhorn Surname

555,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schierhorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schierhorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4831:166,67819,716
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Schierhorn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schierhorn is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Schierhorn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schierhorn? popularity and diffusion

Schierhorn is the 555,669th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 12,718,230 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Schierhorn live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 483 people, or 1 in 166,678. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 26 percent live, Hamburg, where 25 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent live. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.

Schierhorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schierhorn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schierhorn last name increased 646 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schierhorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schierhorn are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Schierhorn earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.67% more than the national average, earning $69,329 USD per year.

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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 Schierhorn
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