Schram Surname

43,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,094 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Schram Surname Definition:

(German) One deformed in body, a cripple; dweller near a rock cleft.

Schram Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9721:60,6937,125
Netherlands2,1501:7,855960
Canada1,4901:24,7293,341
Belgium4651:24,7243,907
Brazil3911:547,50520,507
France2791:238,07436,915
Germany1781:452,27840,070
Austria1741:48,9397,770
Iceland1591:2,391368
Australia1321:204,51319,950
Denmark1231:45,8924,801
Luxembourg801:7,2571,108
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
Hungary581:169,24614,882
England581:960,65648,451
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Poland501:760,17561,940
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Norway311:165,88020,092
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8561:58,6676,499

Schram (12) may also be a first name.

Schram Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One deformed in body, a cripple; dweller near a rock cleft.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from a personal characteristic) Schram, or Schramm, means “slight facial scar” and was probably the reason that this name was given to the bearer.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Schram Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schram is most common in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schram? popularity and diffusion

Schram is the 43,040th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 602,575 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Schram live; 62 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent given name in the world, borne by 12 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,972 people, or 1 in 60,693. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 16 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 50 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Schram Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schram has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 698 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 215 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schram Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schram last name are 11.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.02% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schram earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 63.17% more than the national average, earning 564,709 kr per year; in Peru they earn 170.6% more than the national average, earning S/. 52,456 per year; in South Africa they earn 122.09% more than the national average, earning R 527,760 per year; in United States they earn 10.21% more than the national average, earning $47,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.58% less than the national average, earning $47,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schramm9260,437/
Schraum926/
Schraam924/
Schrram921/
Schramd921/
Schrahm921/
Shram912,931/
Scram91129/
Chram9117/
Schramme861,081/
Schreamm862/
Schramdt861/
Schrammm861/
Shraim8310,136/
Schrom831,545/
Shream83648/
Shramm83146/
Chraim8362/
Scramm8318/
Chramm836/
Shcram835/
Shrame834/
Shraam832/
Sshram831/
Shjram831/
Shraym831/
Chraïm831/
Shrram831/
Shramh831/
Chraím831/
Chrram831/
Shrahm830/
Scrham830/
Shraum830/
Cram809,111/
Sram80821/
Schramová8016/
Schromm77644/
Schreim7715/
Schroom779/
Chraime778/
Shcramm774/
Shshram771/
Shjrame771/
Shreame771/
Xchramm771/
Shraumm770/
Schroum770/
Shraham770/
Schrammová75113/
Schrammowa751/
Schrammova751/
Cramm731,533/
Szram731,069/
Shrom73324/
Chrom73211/
Scrom7316/
Sraam734/
Sraum734/
Sream733/
Srham733/
Jhram732/
Srame732/
Craam732/
Srgam732/
Zhram731/
Srahm731/
Hsram731/
Hjram731/
Crham731/
Craum731/
Hzram731/
Sramm731/
Sraim731/
Shramova71465/
Schromme711/
Shreim67314/
Chreim67120/
Shroum6795/
Schromová6746/
Shroom6729/
Shrome6723/
Craham6712/
Chrome6711/
Szramm6711/
Schromova678/
Shreym675/
Sraham672/
Scromm672/
Chroum672/
Srahmd671/
Shcrom671/
Shromm670/
Scrohm670/
Scroom670/

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