Schmurr Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schmurr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmurr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2511:320,73932,146
United States681:5,330,278267,385
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Schmurr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schmurr is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Schmurr.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmurr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 842,714th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 22,354,435 people. The last name Schmurr is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Schmurr are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 251 people, or 1 in 320,739. In Germany it is most frequent in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 29 percent reside, Hesse, where 21 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent reside. Besides Germany Schmurr occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Schmurr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schmurr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schmurr surname expanded 523 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schmurr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schmurr surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

Schmurr earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.45% less than the national average, earning $38,642 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmur9221/
Scmurr921/
Schmorr8656/
Schmaur860/
Smurr83221/
Chmur83206/
Shmur8310/
Schmor77133/
Shmuir7745/
Shmeur772/
Smur73129/
Cmur7314/
Schmoer711/
Shmutrh711/
Zhmur671,398/
Smeur67127/
Shmurova6724/
Cmour678/
Smorr675/
Smurt674/
Smurd674/
Shmor672/
Smuir671/
Schmoore671/

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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 Schmurr
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