Schneyer Surname

514,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schneyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schneyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3281:245,44326,770
United States2861:1,267,33989,284
Austria121:709,62061,025
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Schneyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schneyer is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schneyer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 514,102nd most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 11,476,450 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Schneyer reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 328 people, or 1 in 245,443. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 64 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside and Hesse, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 45 percent reside and Austria, where 2 percent reside.

Schneyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schneyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schneyer surname increased 794 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schneyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schneyer are 41.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.74% registered with the party.

Schneyer earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.61% more than the national average, earning $49,884 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schneer93249/
Schnyer93138/
Shneyer9351/
Schneyr937/
Schneier88763/
Schneuer8883/
Schnayer8858/
Schnneer883/
Schnoyer882/
Schnuyer880/
Shneer86154/
Sneyer8614/
Schneieer8210/
Schneioer822/
Schnier802,358/
Schneir80259/
Shneier80108/
Shnayer8070/
Schnuer8060/
Snoeyer8057/
Schnaer8038/
Schneur8025/
Schnear8018/
Schnoer808/
Shneuer802/
Shnoyer800/
Shneyerova782/
Snyer77266/
Sneer7753/
Schnauer75121/
Schnaier7564/
Schnoerr7523/
Schnáger752/
Chniyere752/
Schnnier751/
S'chneir751/
Shnayoer751/
Shneieer751/
Schniier751/
Schneire751/
Schneare751/
Chneieer751/
Schneihr750/
Schneierová741/
Shneir71296/
Shnier71180/
Snehyr71126/
Shneur7189/
Snayer7186/
Snoyer7163/
Scnear7118/
Schnugger718/
Szneer714/
Shnaer712/
Şneyer711/
Snheer711/
Sneehr711/
Schőnauer711/
Scneir711/
Schneiour710/
Schnuir67191/
Schnair6773/
Schnaur6725/
Snoeier677/
Schnour676/
Shnaier675/
Shnawer674/
Shneior672/
Sznejer672/
Sznayer671/
Snajeer671/

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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 Schneyer
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