Schirmel Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schirmel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schirmel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Schirmel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schirmel is found most in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schirmel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,136,387th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schirmel live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schirmel is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 1,045,525. In Germany Schirmel is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside, Bavaria, where 26 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Poland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schirmmel941/
Chirmel933/
Shirmel932/
Schermel8863/
Shirmell882/
Sirmel864/
Shurmel80172/
Chermel8024/
Suirmel801/
Shermell751/
Cermel7124/
Surmel716/
Sürmel711/
Shurmyl6766/
Szyrmel6717/
Shurmil678/
Cermell672/
Sheerml671/
Sermuel671/
Surmell671/
Sermiel671/
Chermil671/
Shermil671/
Sermil5713/
Surmil575/
Zermel571/
Skermill500/

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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 Schirmel
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