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 last name Schr (Russian: Щр) is most common in The Netherlands. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 389,084th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,999,502 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Schr reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 811 people, or 1 in 20,823. In The Netherlands Schr is mostly found in: South Holland, where 19 percent live, Limburg, where 18 percent live and North Holland, where 16 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 5 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Schr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schr has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 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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  • 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 Schr
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