Schierning Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Schierning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schierning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark451:125,43811,414
Norway291:177,32021,035
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Schierning Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schierning occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schierning? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,806,862nd most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Schierning live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 125,438. In Denmark it is most common in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 78 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 18 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 4 percent are found. Barring Denmark Schierning is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 28 percent are found and Germany, where 22 percent are found.

Schierning Last Name Statistics demography

Schierning earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.44% less than the national average, earning 316,864 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scherning9531/
Schjerning90292/
Schoerning9012/
Schaerning901/
Sherning8927/
Shearning840/
Serning8227/
Sirning8227/
Cerning8220/
Schoernhng801/
Suerning7833/
Cirnning780/
Searning780/
Skjerning74234/
Serinning741/
Zerning71176/
Surning7129/
Zirning710/
Surrning670/
Cernenkova5024/
Cernencova508/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Schierning
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