Schierstedt Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schierstedt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schierstedt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
United States201:18,122,947588,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Schierstedt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schierstedt is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schierstedt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,185,341st most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. Schierstedt is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Schierstedt live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,463,736. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 51 percent are found, Hamburg, where 45 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found.

Schierstedt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schierstedt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schierstedt last name increased 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schierstedt Last Name Statistics demography

Schierstedt earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $50,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schirstedt950/
Schuerstedt9114/
Schierstädt9112/
Schierstead912/
Schürstedt86174/
Schurstedt861/
Siersted8431/
Suhrstedt8074/
Suerstedt8016/
Sersted789/
Cersted780/
Suehrstedt7633/
Surstedt7450/
Sürstedt7415/
Sejersted7048/
Seyersted706/

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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 Schierstedt
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