Schmayer Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Israel

Schmayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Schmayer Last Name Facts

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

Schmayer occurs most in Brazil. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmayer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Schmayer reside; 54 percent reside in South America and 54 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname Schmayer is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Israel, where 15 percent are found.

Schmayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schmayer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schmayer surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmayeer941/
Shmayer932/
Schmyer931/
Schmaer931/
Schmoyer881,176/
Schmeyer88111/
Schmaier8825/
Schmuyer882/
Shmaer8641/
Smayer867/
Shmyer861/
Schmagier821/
Schmoeyer820/
Schmeer802,191/
Schmier80657/
Schmear8056/
Schmeir8013/
Schmuer804/
Scmoyer803/
Shmayur802/
Schmoer801/
Scmeyer801/
Shmoyer801/
Schmaur800/
Schmeur800/
Smyer77519/
Smaer773/
Smayr771/
Schmeier75859/
Shmaiher751/
Smoyer711,002/
Shmeer7162/
Smeyer7123/
Shmeur712/
Smayor711/
Shmeir711/
Jmayer710/
Smyerr710/
Zehetmayer67364/
Shmeerh672/
Hshmeer671/
Shmheer671/
Scmeier671/
Chmeľár671/
Chmeier671/
Szmajer671/

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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 Schmayer
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