Schr Surname

389,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8111:20,8233,294
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Schr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schr (Russian: Щр) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 389,084th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,999,502 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Schr are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 811 people, or 1 in 20,823. In The Netherlands Schr is most numerous in: South Holland, where 19 percent reside, Limburg, where 18 percent reside and North Holland, where 16 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands Schr is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Schr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schr last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shchr892/
Schrz891/
Schær891/
Schrt891/
Schrr891/
Chr863,424/
Shr86389/
Scr866/
Schrør804/
Schrpf802/
Schrdt801/
Sceher801/
Chrt75145/
Shsr758/
Shrh755/
Shjr755/
Chjr754/
Chrd754/
Shrd753/
Søhr753/
Scrr753/
Shrz753/
Shrt752/
Jchr751/
Chzr751/
Chxr751/
Jshr751/
Xchr751/
Shzr751/
Chrp751/
Shrr751/
Zshr751/
Shrp751/
Shcr751/
Chrh751/
Hscr751/
Sr671,470/
Cr671,121/
Szczr6712/
Ceher679/
Shhzr676/
Chrtt673/
Shzrh672/
Chchr671/
Szhcr671/
Shshr671/
Shzxr671/
Shzhr671/
Shrth671/
Jshrt671/

Schr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Schr in the Russian language
Щрsr-

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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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  • 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 Schr
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