Schmer Surname

386,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 918 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Schmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4641:781,16160,501
Germany3251:247,70926,948
Argentina531:806,48053,420
Austria491:173,78422,520
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

The alternate forms: Schmér (2) are calculated separately.

Schmer Last Name Facts

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

Schmer has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Schmér. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 386,702nd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,938,503 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Schmer reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Schmer is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 464 people, or 1 in 781,161. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Nebraska, where 16 percent are found, Colorado, where 13 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 35 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.

Schmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schmer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 748 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schmer surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Schmer earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.95% more than the national average, earning $44,852 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmér942/
Schmeer922,191/
Schmier92657/
Schmehr92149/
Schmerr9276/
Schmear9256/
Schmmer9228/
Schmeir9213/
Schømer929/
Schőmer928/
Schmerd921/
Schmert921/
Schmeur920/
Shmer91277/
Chmer913/
Scmer911/
Schmerdt862/
Schmeher860/
Shmeer8362/
Schmir8345/
Schmär8314/
Shmeur832/
Shmehr831/
Scmier831/
Shmeir831/
Smer80937/
Cmer804/
Schmerová802/
Schmitr772/
Shmeerh772/
Schmior772/
Hshmeer771/
Schmire771/
Jshmeer771/
Shmheer771/
Shmeerz771/
Schmird771/
Schmirr770/
Chmyr733,908/
Shmyr73651/
Smeer73596/
Chmir73480/
Smerz73314/
Szmer73273/
Smerd73176/
Smeur73127/
Smear7387/
Smeir7353/
Shmir7318/
Smger7310/
Smert739/
Sæmer736/
Smere735/
Cmeir732/
Sømer732/
Smier732/
Jsmer732/
Shmjr732/
Smmer731/
Shmre731/
Shmerova7117/
Schmidtr712/
Sehemmer711/
Shmuir6745/
Smeerh6721/
Smierz6716/
Shmeerova6714/
Zhmeer6710/
Schmýrová674/
Shsmir673/
Smertt672/
Smeetr671/
Szmerd671/
Hzmeer671/
Szmere671/
Shmird671/
Jsmeer671/
Shmirt671/
Hjmeer671/
Smethr670/

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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
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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 Schmer
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