Schmeyer Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schmeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Schmeyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schmeyer occurs most in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmeyer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,736,881st most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Schmeyer live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schmeyer is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 1,102,815. In Germany Schmeyer is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 49 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent reside and Saarland, where 18 percent reside. Other than Germany it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Sweden, where 3 percent reside.

Schmeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schmeyer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 28 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schmeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schmeyer surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Schmeyer earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.61% less than the national average, earning $28,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmoeyer940/
Schmeer932,191/
Scmeyer931/
Schmyer931/
Schmoyer881,176/
Schmeier88859/
Schmayer8813/
Schmuyer882/
Shmeer8662/
Smeyer8623/
Shmyer861/
Schmayeer821/
Schmier80657/
Schmear8056/
Schmeir8013/
Schmuer804/
Scmoyer803/
Shmayer802/
Shmeerh802/
Hshmeer801/
Shmheer801/
Scmeier801/
Schmoer801/
Chmeier801/
Schmaer801/
Shmoyer801/
Schmeur800/
Smeer77596/
Smyer77519/
Schmaier7525/
Smoyer711,002/
Shmaer7141/
Smeier7137/
Smeerh7121/
Zhmeer7110/
Smayer717/
Smejer713/
Shmeur712/
Schmagier711/
Jmeyer711/
Shmeir711/
Hzmeer711/
Smyerr710/
Zehetmeyer6774/
Shmayur672/
Chmeľár671/
Schmaur670/

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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 Schmeyer
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