Schneider Surname
Approximately 753,727 people bear this surname
Schneider Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Tailor, Cutter [from Ger. schneiden, Middle High German snîden, O.H.Ger.
snîdan, to cut]
Read More About This SurnameSchneider Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 437,827 | 1:184 | 3 |
| United States | 141,839 | 1:2,555 | 258 |
| Brazil | 44,621 | 1:4,798 | 372 |
| Switzerland | 27,417 | 1:300 | 6 |
| France | 27,218 | 1:2,440 | 162 |
| Austria | 19,164 | 1:444 | 18 |
| Canada | 9,595 | 1:3,840 | 510 |
| Argentina | 7,344 | 1:5,820 | 618 |
| Australia | 5,090 | 1:5,304 | 764 |
| Israel | 3,879 | 1:2,206 | 252 |
| Hungary | 3,015 | 1:3,256 | 377 |
| Netherlands | 2,128 | 1:7,936 | 969 |
| Poland | 1,888 | 1:20,132 | 3,017 |
| Czechia | 1,728 | 1:6,154 | 718 |
| Luxembourg | 1,718 | 1:338 | 19 |
| South Africa | 1,568 | 1:34,552 | 4,418 |
| Thailand | 1,564 | 1:45,165 | 5,116 |
| England | 1,498 | 1:37,195 | 4,858 |
| Denmark | 1,482 | 1:3,809 | 338 |
| Paraguay | 1,261 | 1:5,739 | 438 |
| Romania | 1,039 | 1:19,324 | 2,497 |
| Belgium | 1,006 | 1:11,428 | 1,682 |
| Spain | 932 | 1:50,163 | 4,703 |
| Chile | 827 | 1:21,302 | 1,341 |
| Italy | 709 | 1:86,258 | 14,950 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Sweden | 507 | 1:19,422 | 1,627 |
| Russia | 452 | 1:318,856 | 32,239 |
| Dominican Republic | 408 | 1:25,571 | 1,591 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Slovakia | 316 | 1:16,888 | 2,481 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Uruguay | 260 | 1:13,199 | 1,482 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| Portugal | 255 | 1:40,856 | 2,413 |
| Estonia | 238 | 1:5,554 | 603 |
| Ecuador | 212 | 1:75,028 | 5,542 |
| Norway | 208 | 1:24,723 | 3,295 |
| Croatia | 181 | 1:23,362 | 4,890 |
| Kazakhstan | 176 | 1:100,469 | 11,149 |
| Bolivia | 164 | 1:64,734 | 3,110 |
| New Caledonia | 161 | 1:1,716 | 119 |
| New Zealand | 148 | 1:30,597 | 5,323 |
| Greece | 142 | 1:78,027 | 13,128 |
| Japan | 134 | 1:954,062 | 19,651 |
| Mexico | 132 | 1:940,350 | 12,696 |
| Philippines | 127 | 1:797,151 | 76,551 |
| Scotland | 120 | 1:44,615 | 4,016 |
| Finland | 96 | 1:57,257 | 6,719 |
| Venezuela | 86 | 1:351,210 | 7,613 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| China | 75 | 1:18,230,954 | 1,039 |
| Peru | 61 | 1:521,051 | 14,430 |
| Malaysia | 59 | 1:499,902 | 25,042 |
| French Polynesia | 55 | 1:5,106 | 1,145 |
| Liechtenstein | 54 | 1:711 | 93 |
| Ireland | 53 | 1:88,848 | 5,029 |
| Uzbekistan | 49 | 1:631,207 | 13,568 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 45 | 1:2,453 | 417 |
| Colombia | 42 | 1:1,137,478 | 9,713 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| Namibia | 38 | 1:63,405 | 7,039 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Moldova | 28 | 1:127,192 | 14,173 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 24 | 1:56,832 | 4,715 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| United Arab Emirates | 23 | 1:398,360 | 23,003 |
| Hong Kong | 19 | 1:386,078 | 3,192 |
| Latvia | 18 | 1:113,891 | 16,101 |
| Cayman Islands | 17 | 1:3,758 | 489 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Slovenia | 17 | 1:146,334 | 13,558 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Turkey | 13 | 1:5,986,263 | 116,031 |
| Costa Rica | 12 | 1:398,339 | 3,755 |
| Jamaica | 12 | 1:239,162 | 6,359 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Guatemala | 10 | 1:1,608,267 | 5,853 |
| South Korea | 10 | 1:5,124,026 | 903 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Haiti | 8 | 1:1,335,488 | 14,216 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Kosovo | 7 | 1:265,981 | 8,180 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Honduras | 6 | 1:1,469,407 | 5,474 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Albania | 5 | 1:582,811 | 19,572 |
| Bahamas | 5 | 1:78,350 | 887 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 1:1,268,778 | 4,375 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 1:884,100 | 15,259 |
| Faroe Islands | 4 | 1:12,250 | 984 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 319 | 1:76,412 | 8,322 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,724 | 1:3,411 | 407 |
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]
“Tailor” in German.
(German) One who made outer garments, a tailor.
Germ. A tailor.
(German), Tailor. Schneiderwirth, Tailor host; i. e., Landlord of Tailor's Inn. (variant: Schroeder.)
User-submitted Reference
Schreier is German for 'screamer'.
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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.
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Schneider Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Schneider in the Arabic language | ||
| شيندر | shyndr | - |
| شنيدر | shnydr | - |
| شنايدر | shnaydr | - |
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