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

The surname Schmayer occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmayer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Schmayer are found; 54 percent are found in South America and 54 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname Schmayer is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 100 percent live. Barring Brazil this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Israel, where 15 percent live.

Schmayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schmayer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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