Schlierf Surname

405,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schlierf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schlierf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7571:106,34813,140
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Schlierf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schlierf occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlierf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schlierf is the 405,848th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,444,433 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Schlierf reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 757 people, or 1 in 106,348. In Germany Schlierf is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 85 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent are found. Besides Germany it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Schlierf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schlierf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schlierf surname grew 2,325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schlierf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schlierf surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.29% registered with the party.

Schlierf earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning $42,480 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schlerf93343/
Schlirf93129/
Schlerff8814/
Schllerf881/
Schlerpf881/
Sclerf861/
Schlierfová841/
Clerf77199/
Clowerf671/
Sellerf671/
Sleerw577/
Zellerf531/
Clerehew500/

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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 Schlierf
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