Schierz Surname

318,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Monaco

Schierz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schierz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9881:81,48310,284
Austria991:86,01412,782
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
England91:6,190,895170,599
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Schierz Last Name Facts

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

Schierz occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schierz? popularity and diffusion

Schierz is the 318,950th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,212,742 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Schierz are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 988 people, or 1 in 81,483. In Germany it is most numerous in: Saxony, where 44 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside and Thuringia, where 6 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 8 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Schierz Last Name Statistics demography

Schierz earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.25% less than the national average, earning $47,074 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schiertz9384/
Schierdz930/
Scherz924,410/
Schirz92122/
Schertz861,898/
Schirtz86157/
Scheerz8658/
Schuerz8622/
Sierz8357/
Shirz8342/
Sherz8336/
Schuertz80164/
Schierts8031/
Scheartz801/
Sschirtz800/
Scheurtz800/
Schurz771,616/
Schürz77861/
Schärz77310/
Shertz77208/
Shirtz77155/
Sheerz773/
Shairz772/
Seherz772/
Siertz772/
Siercz771/
Shearz771/
Chirtz770/
Serz73116/
Sirz731/
Schurtz71592/
Scherch71178/
Schirch71148/
Shierts7183/
Schürtz7110/
Schurcz712/
Scherczová711/
Shuertz711/
Shcirtz711/
Shcertz711/
Scherts711/
Scherhc711/
Scherci711/
Sceurtz710/
Suerz67328/
Schuerts6779/
Sertz6742/
Sherc678/
Shurz677/
Zscherch672/
Seerz672/
Sairz672/
Sierszcz671/
Sercz671/
Sirzh671/
Cheerrtz671/
Serzz671/
Schearts670/
Sirtz670/
Searz670/
Certz670/

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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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  • 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 Schierz
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