Schortemeier Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schortemeier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schortemeier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
United States211:17,259,949572,238
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Schortemeier Last Name Facts

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

Schortemeier occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Schortemeier.

How Common Is The Last Name Schortemeier? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,414,640th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Schortemeier live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany Schortemeier is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent are found and Hesse, where 12 percent are found. Not including Germany it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Schortemeier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schortemeier has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schortemeier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schortemeier surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Schortemeier earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.65% less than the national average, earning $30,356 USD per year.

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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 Schortemeier
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