Schirmer Surname

20,763rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Schirmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schirmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany16,6941:4,822575
United States4,4461:81,5259,271
Brazil2,5421:84,2153,163
Australia5741:47,0315,879
Switzerland5251:15,6442,565
France4401:150,96123,407
Austria3561:23,9203,757
Argentina861:497,01636,727
Denmark851:66,4086,662
Canada791:466,40040,200
Chile571:309,0618,852
England541:1,031,81650,675
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Norway321:160,69619,635
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Uruguay281:122,56311,386
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Finland81:687,08836,047
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3261:154,04514,218

Schirmer (20) may also be a first name.

Schirmer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schirmer is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schirmer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 20,763rd most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 277,135 people. The surname Schirmer occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Schirmer reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Schirmer is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 20 people.

The surname Schirmer is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 16,694 people, or 1 in 4,822. In Germany Schirmer is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 17 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found and Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 57 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Schirmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schirmer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schirmer last name rose 1,364 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schirmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schirmer surname are 15.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schirmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.48% more than the national average, earning 416,950 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 53.23% more than the national average, earning R 364,128 per year; in United States they earn 10.51% more than the national average, earning $47,686 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.04% more than the national average, earning $50,200 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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