Schimper Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Schimper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schimper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3131:173,09219,160
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Austria171:500,90847,931
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Schimper Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schimper is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schimper? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 679,794th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Schimper are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 313 people, or 1 in 173,092. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 41 percent live, Free State, where 20 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.

Schimper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schimper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schimper surname contracted 59 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schimper Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Schimper earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 102.96% more than the national average, earning R 482,316 per year and in United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schiemper941/
Schemper88346/
Chimpere88315/
Schumper881/
Simper862,218/
Cimper86179/
Schoemper821/
Schempert821/
Simpere80447/
Simpher80169/
Shemper80144/
Simpier8044/
Scemper8014/
Cimpher8012/
Shumper806/
Shimpre802/
Simpert802/
Soimper801/
Chimpir801/
Chemper801/
Cimpfer800/
Chisempere781/
Shempert75161/
Seimpere7594/
Saimpert7520/
Schempre759/
Chimpair757/
Shimpire756/
Shempere754/
Shemperd750/
Chisemphere741,386/
Semper714,739/
Sumper71560/
Cemper71181/
Simpir7183/
Zimper7177/
Simperová7143/
Simpre7134/
Cinper7117/
Sümper716/
Sémper713/
Chinphetr711/
Cimpre711/
Simperova711/
Sinper711/
Chemphetr711/
Schunpeur710/
Sempere678,354/
Zimpfer671,316/
Sempert67532/
Simpire67519/
Siempre67159/
Sempier67118/
Zimpher6796/
Szumper6745/
Sympher6726/
Saimpre6714/
Sempher677/
Sempfer676/
Sumpper675/
Sempeur674/
Symperr672/
Simpère672/
Szemper671/
Chenper671/
Zimmper671/
Shinpre671/
Saemper671/
Semperr671/
Cempere671/
Cempher670/
Sinnper670/
Suemper670/
Sinpier670/

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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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  • 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 Schimper
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