Schmerek Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schmerek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmerek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646

Schmerek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schmerek occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmerek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Schmerek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schmerek live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 456,273. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Vaud, where 67 percent live, Canton of Graubünden, where 28 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Switzerland it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent live and Austria, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmierek942/
Schmerzeck8912/
Schmiereck8910/
Schmirek882/
Smerek86637/
Cmerek86126/
Szmerek80107/
Smereck8029/
Cmejrek8023/
Smierek805/
Shmyrek801/
Shmerik801/
Shmerekova7821/
Szmierek7537/
Smiereck751/
Smyrek71896/
Smeryk71143/
Smereková71117/
Šmerek7193/
Smirek7173/
Smorek7150/
Smerik7126/
Shmerkova7114/
Smarek716/
Smerekova715/
Cmyrek712/
Smerick6786/
Szmorek6733/
Shmarik6723/
Zhmeryk6723/
Shmoryk6723/
Zhmerik6711/
Shmaryk679/
Chmireq679/
Smyreck679/
Chmyrik676/
Chmyryk675/
Szmirek674/
Szmereková674/
Shmorik674/
Szmyrek671/
Shmyrik671/
Schmidtrex671/

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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 Schmerek
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