Schneider Surname

716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 753,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schneider Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Tailor, Cutter [from Ger. schneiden, Middle High German snîden, O.H.Ger.

snîdan, to cut]

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Schneider Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany437,8271:1843
United States141,8391:2,555258
Brazil44,6211:4,798372
Switzerland27,4171:3006
France27,2181:2,440162
Austria19,1641:44418
Canada9,5951:3,840510
Argentina7,3441:5,820618
Australia5,0901:5,304764
Israel3,8791:2,206252
Hungary3,0151:3,256377
Netherlands2,1281:7,936969
Poland1,8881:20,1323,017
Czechia1,7281:6,154718
Luxembourg1,7181:33819
South Africa1,5681:34,5524,418
Thailand1,5641:45,1655,116
England1,4981:37,1954,858
Denmark1,4821:3,809338
Paraguay1,2611:5,739438
Romania1,0391:19,3242,497
Belgium1,0061:11,4281,682
Spain9321:50,1634,703
Chile8271:21,3021,341
Italy7091:86,25814,950
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Sweden5071:19,4221,627
Russia4521:318,85632,239
Dominican Republic4081:25,5711,591
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Slovakia3161:16,8882,481
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Uruguay2601:13,1991,482
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Portugal2551:40,8562,413
Estonia2381:5,554603
Ecuador2121:75,0285,542
Norway2081:24,7233,295
Croatia1811:23,3624,890
Kazakhstan1761:100,46911,149
Bolivia1641:64,7343,110
New Caledonia1611:1,716119
New Zealand1481:30,5975,323
Greece1421:78,02713,128
Japan1341:954,06219,651
Mexico1321:940,35012,696
Philippines1271:797,15176,551
Scotland1201:44,6154,016
Finland961:57,2576,719
Venezuela861:351,2107,613
Singapore771:71,5292,869
China751:18,230,9541,039
Peru611:521,05114,430
Malaysia591:499,90225,042
French Polynesia551:5,1061,145
Liechtenstein541:71193
Ireland531:88,8485,029
Uzbekistan491:631,20713,568
United States Virgin Islands451:2,453417
Colombia421:1,137,4789,713
India401:19,176,635286,670
Namibia381:63,4057,039
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Moldova281:127,19214,173
Trinidad and Tobago241:56,8324,715
Wales241:128,9399,528
United Arab Emirates231:398,36023,003
Hong Kong191:386,0783,192
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Cayman Islands171:3,758489
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Slovenia171:146,33413,558
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Panama111:355,6607,645
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
South Korea101:5,124,026903
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Togo91:805,3086,372
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Guam81:20,0153,029
Haiti81:1,335,48814,216
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Kosovo71:265,9818,180
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Albania51:582,81119,572
Bahamas51:78,350887
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
Faroe Islands41:12,250984
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
San Marino11:33,214932
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3191:76,4128,322
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,7241:3,411407

Schneider (6,013) may also be a first name.

Schneider Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Tailor, Cutter [from Ger. schneiden, Middle High German snîden, O.H.Ger.

snîdan, to cut]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Tailor” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who made outer garments, a tailor.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Germ. A tailor.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(German), Tailor. Schneiderwirth, Tailor host; i. e., Landlord of Tailor's Inn. (variant: Schroeder.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

Schreier is German for 'screamer'.

- lukassns

Schneider Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schneider (Arabic: شيندر) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schneider? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 716th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,669 people. The surname Schneider occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Schneider live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. Schneider is also the 85,543rd most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 6,013 people.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 437,827 people, or 1 in 184. In Germany Schneider is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent live and Bavaria, where 16 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 156 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Schneider Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schneider has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schneider surname increased 963 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 470 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,714 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 883 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Schneider Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (56%) in Russia and Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Schneider surname are 14.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Schneider earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 46.7% more than the national average, earning €44,055 per year; in Norway they earn 27.87% more than the national average, earning 442,536 kr per year; in Peru they earn 464.43% more than the national average, earning S/. 109,415 per year; in South Africa they earn 101.95% more than the national average, earning R 479,904 per year; in Colombia they earn 35.71% more than the national average, earning $30,808,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.12% more than the national average, earning $47,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.42% more than the national average, earning $51,383 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schnneider9540/
Schneiderr9519/
Schneijder9514/
Schneideer955/
Schneieder955/
Schneiider955/
Jschneider953/
Schneidert953/
Schneidder953/
Sschneider952/
Schneiderd952/
Schneiderh952/
Schsneider952/
Schxneider951/
Shchneider951/
Schjneider951/
Schnheider951/
Schneidaer950/
Scshneider950/
Schnider943,851/
Shneider941,264/
Scneider94169/
Schneder94132/
Chneider9436/
D'Schneider902/
Schneiderzs901/
Schnieder894,583/
Schnaider891,855/
Schnejder8995/
Schnidger8947/
Shcneider8930/
Schneader8926/
Schnedier8922/
Schnidder899/
Scnheider897/
Schnijder897/
Scnneider896/
Schneuder895/
Schnedeir893/
Schnoeder893/
Shchnider892/
Schnedher892/
Schnoider892/
Schnetder892/
Schngider892/
Schnaeder891/
Schneeder891/
Schneidir891/
Schneidre891/
Shneiderr891/
Scneideir891/
Scneidher891/
Schnhider891/
Schnideir891/
Shnneider891/
Schnnider890/
Schnidier890/
Schnidere890/
Schnesder890/
Sneider881,547/
Shnider88315/
Scneder889/
Chnider889/
Scnider888/
Shneder886/
Schneiderová861,920/
Schneiderova8645/
Schniedger844/
Shchneyder841/
Schnaiderd841/
Schnnaider841/
Schnneyder841/
Schnuieder841/
Schnyder826,549/
Shneyder824,243/
Shnaider823,207/
Szneider82461/
Sneidere82355/
Schnader82235/
Sneijder82225/
Chnaider8250/
Schníder8226/
Shnieder8212/
Scnieder8211/
Shneidir824/
Sčneider822/
Schnéder822/
Shcnider821/
Scnaider821/
Snheider821/
Schtschneider821/
Schttchneider821/
Sneidher821/
Scnnider820/
Shneader820/
Sneieder820/
Snider8050,546/
Schønheyder8044/
Shneiderova8025/
Schniderová8020/
Sneder803/
Shneiderová801/
Schnauder78309/
Schnayder7834/
Schnajder7812/
Schttschneider782/
Shneydere781/
Schniedir781/
Shcnieder781/
Schnaidre781/
Schnouder780/
Schneyderová762/
Schnejderová762/
Schneyderova761/
Snijder754,310/
Snaider75776/
Snieder75564/
Chnader75188/
Šneider7571/
Shnyder7566/
Sneyder7546/
Sneader7540/
Sneeder7533/
Snejder7521/
Shnader7512/
Zneider7511/
Sznider756/
Snyeder754/
Snedder754/
Snidder753/
Snedger753/
Shnedre752/
Snnider752/
Snidere752/
Chnidir752/
Snideer751/
Snoeder751/
Scnyder750/
Snidger750/
Scnader750/
Sniderd750/
Sneiderová744/
Schxnayder741/
Sneiderova741/
Shshnaider741/
Shnayder7132,991/
Sznejder71274/
Sznaider71185/
Snaidere7152/
Šneidere714/
Shnaidyr713/
Snaijder712/
Shnadier711/
Šneiderė711/
Scnajder711/
Chnayder711/
Scnayder711/
Sneyjder711/
Scnauder710/
Shneyderova7068/
Schníderová7010/
Szneiderová702/
Schnyderová701/
Snyder67216,025/
Snader671,204/
Žnider67141/
Jnider6747/
Znider6728/
Cnyder675/
Cnader673/
Sniderová671/
Snhder671/
Snidir671/
Sniderova671/

Schneider Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Schneider in the Arabic language
شيندرshyndr-
شنيدرshnydr-
شنايدرshnaydr-

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