Schimmer Surname

145,582nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schimmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schimmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,9881:40,4965,343
United States4181:867,12765,849
Netherlands1891:89,35014,763
Hungary1171:83,9008,373
France1031:644,88183,663
Austria781:109,17215,555
Czechia631:168,78525,447
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Sweden101:984,67673,605
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England61:9,286,343223,652
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Schimmer Last Name Facts

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

Schimmer has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schimmer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schimmer is the 145,582nd most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,390,143 people. The last name Schimmer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Schimmer live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 1,988 people, or 1 in 40,496. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 48 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and The Netherlands, where 6 percent live.

Schimmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schimmer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 543 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schimmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schimmer last name are 18.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.79% registered with the political party.

The amount Schimmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 158.34% more than the national average, earning R 613,920 per year; in United States they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning $45,341 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.26% more than the national average, earning $54,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zschimmer9480/
Schuimmer943/
Schiemmer942/
Scheimmer940/
Schimer93126/
Shimmer9368/
Chimmer932/
Schummer881,796/
Schemmer881,774/
Schiemer881,319/
Schümmer88462/
Scheimer88190/
Schuimer8898/
Schämmer883/
Schoimer883/
Schiomer881/
Chimmere881/
Simmer863,448/
Shimer862,005/
Cimmer86154/
Chimer8622/
Scimer860/
Schimmerová8452/
Schemmert8234/
Schuemmer8214/
Scheemmer821/
Schumer802,057/
Simmert80650/
Chimere80601/
Schemer80423/
Schümer80123/
Shemmer8041/
Schämer8035/
Cimmier8024/
Chuimer8021/
Szimmer8018/
Chismer8017/
Chemmer8016/
Shoimer8016/
Shummer8013/
Shimeer8013/
Cimmere809/
Sheimer808/
Shimier803/
Shimere803/
Shaimer803/
Chaimer803/
Shuimer802/
Schimre802/
Shiemer802/
Schimir801/
Siemmer801/
Scemmer801/
Simmier801/
Scehmer801/
Shimger800/
Simmere800/
Choimer800/
Schimerová783/
Simer771,595/
Cimer77202/
Scheumer7558/
Schuemer7542/
Chimhere7540/
Shchemer7533/
Schesmer7516/
Åsheimer756/
Scheimir754/
Schemert753/
Schemear752/
Chuimert752/
Zchaimer751/
Schoymer751/
Schymeer751/
Chitmehr751/
Choimere751/
Chimerhe751/
Sehemmer751/
Scheimerová742/
Schämmerová741/
Schemmerová741/
Zimmer7170,787/
Summer718,629/
Siemer717,631/
Shumer711,461/
Simier71982/
Semmer71672/
Shemer71440/
Seimer71316/
Chemer71283/
Sehmer71204/
Cimier71173/
Shimre71130/
Cymmer7186/
Simmerová7155/
Sämmer7154/
Simeur7147/
Sismer7145/
Symmer7135/
Simert7125/
Sitmer7124/
Sümmer7122/
Simere7121/
Søimer7119/
Šimmer7116/
Shimir7115/
Chimir7114/
Shimerova719/
Cimere718/
Soimer718/
Saimer717/
Suimer716/
Cimmerová715/
Simger715/
Ceimer715/
Shymer715/
Chymer713/
Simear712/
Simmerova712/
Simeir711/
Cemmer711/
Simeer711/
Schuhmeir711/
Cimert711/
Simerd710/
Chemere671,630/
Shemeer67505/
Chimire67490/
Chesmer67102/
Schemerova6743/
Seimert6743/
Siemert6742/
Soimier6740/
Semmere6739/
Sheamer6718/
Shimire6713/
Shemere6712/
Zeimmer6711/
Seijmer679/
Summeir677/
Schämerová676/
Symmere676/
Ceimere676/
Chehmer674/
Shaymer673/
Chemert673/
Semmert672/
Zimmmer672/
Shoymer671/
Saimere671/
Chimirr671/
Chismir671/
Sittmer671/
Shumier671/
Shemher671/
Seammer671/
Semmier671/
Sehmier671/
Summear671/
Shimair671/
Sheymer671/
Siemere671/
Seimere671/
Chimère671/
Chimére671/
Cimerhe671/
Simmire671/
Summier671/
Sheumer671/
Chemerr671/
Summerr670/
Cheamer670/
Sithmer670/
Zimmerr670/
Cheemer670/
Schemeherd670/
Suhmier670/
Zimmerh670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schimmer
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