Schramm Surname

9,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schramm Surname Definition:

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

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Schramm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany42,3871:1,899162
United States10,5821:34,2524,271
Brazil2,7631:77,4792,898
Austria1,2381:6,878858
France8111:81,90211,608
Australia3911:69,0438,203
Canada3341:110,31611,818
Denmark2521:22,4002,281
Switzerland1801:45,6276,230
Poland1741:218,44128,573
Argentina1561:273,99622,048
England1431:389,63727,109
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
Sweden1031:95,6006,949
Czechia931:114,33818,644
Chile781:225,8526,969
Paraguay631:114,8692,572
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
Spain591:792,40732,853
Hungary581:169,24614,882
Thailand571:1,239,269179,534
Mexico501:2,482,52420,876
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
Norway351:146,92218,432
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Slovakia291:184,01631,260
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Israel91:950,84857,975
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Wales61:515,75523,171
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
China51:273,464,31313,838
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9871:50,8805,764

Schramm (36) may also be a first name.

Schramm 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

User-submitted Reference

This name means 'wound earned in battle'.

- fishhead815

Schramm Last Name Facts

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

Schramm is found most frequently in Germany. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schramm? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 9,363rd most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 120,581 people. The surname Schramm occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Schramm reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 36 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 42,387 people, or 1 in 1,899. In Germany Schramm is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 18 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside and Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany Schramm is found in 65 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Schramm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schramm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schramm surname increased 1,072 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 376 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schramm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schramm last name are 17.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.8% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schramm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning 227,930 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 118.26% more than the national average, earning R 518,676 per year; in United States they earn 7.52% more than the national average, earning $46,393 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning $50,510 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schramme931,081/
Schreamm932/
Schrammm931/
Schram9212,094/
Shramm92146/
Scramm9218/
Chramm926/
Schromm86644/
Schraum866/
Schraam864/
Shcramm864/
Xchramm861/
Schrram861/
Schramd861/
Schrahm861/
Shraumm860/
Shram832,931/
Cramm831,533/
Scram83129/
Chram8317/
Sramm831/
Schrammová82113/
Schrammowa821/
Schrammova821/
Schromme801/
Schramdt801/
Shraim7710,136/
Schrom771,545/
Shream77648/
Chraim7762/
Szramm7711/
Shcram775/
Shrame774/
Shraam772/
Scromm772/
Shjram771/
Shraym771/
Chraïm771/
Shrram771/
Chrram771/
Sshram771/
Chraím771/
Shramh771/
Scrham770/
Shraum770/
Shromm770/
Shrahm770/
Schramová7516/
Cram739,111/
Sram73821/
Schrommová7125/
Schreim7115/
Schroom719/
Chraime718/
Shreame711/
Shjrame711/
Shshram711/
Schroum710/
Shraham710/
Szram671,069/
Shramova67465/
Shrom67324/
Cromm67313/
Chrom67211/
Scrom6716/
Šramm676/
Sraum674/
Sraam674/
Sromm673/
Srham673/
Sream673/
Jhram672/
Craam672/
Srgam672/
Srame672/
Hjram671/
Hsram671/
Craum671/
Srahm671/
Sraim671/
Hzram671/
Crham671/
Zhram671/

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