Schreck Surname

37,509th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schreck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schreck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,2571:11,0931,414
United States5,6771:63,8477,470
France1851:359,04253,729
Austria1641:51,9238,178
Australia1121:241,03322,440
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Switzerland821:100,15810,705
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
Hungary651:151,02013,594
Canada631:584,85148,473
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Finland411:134,06612,676
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
England191:2,932,529101,561
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
China61:227,886,92811,701
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4851:103,54410,448

Schreck (10) may also be a first name.

Schreck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schreck is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schreck? popularity and diffusion

It is the 37,509th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 519,130 people. The last name Schreck occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Schreck live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. Schreck is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 10 people.

The last name Schreck is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 7,257 people, or 1 in 11,093. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 34 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Schreck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schreck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schreck surname increased 1,171 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schreck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schreck surname are 14.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.72% registered with the party.

The amount Schreck earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 144.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,412 per year; in South Africa they earn 2.2% less than the national average, earning R 232,416 per year; in United States they earn 7.02% more than the national average, earning $46,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.08% less than the national average, earning $44,176 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schreeck93174/
Schrieck9337/
Schreick9328/
Sch'reck931/
Schrreck930/
Shreck92636/
Schrek92110/
Screck928/
Schrec921/
Schreacke8889/
Schrick862,073/
Schriek86906/
Schreek8619/
Schräck862/
Shchrek861/
Schreak861/
Schreik861/
Schrezk861/
Schrekk861/
Schreke860/
Schrect860/
Shrek83411/
Chrec831/
Sreck831/
Schrecková8216/
Schricke80478/
Schriock80143/
Schrickx8082/
Schricks8017/
Schraick808/
Schreake803/
Schrichk802/
Shreacke802/
Schroick801/
Schricck801/
Schryock801/
Schrik77724/
Schreg7783/
Scrick778/
Shrekh778/
Shriek774/
Shreke773/
Shrick772/
Creick772/
Chreek772/
Schric771/
Shreek770/
Shreak770/
Creack770/
Shreik770/
Schreková7524/
Schrekova751/
Srek7365/
Crec7325/
Crek7321/
Srec7315/
Schriks71288/
Schraik7149/
Schreeg7140/
Schrikk718/
Shreikh716/
Schriok713/
Schritk711/
Chrrick711/
Schreig710/
Schrict710/
Schrike710/
Shriock710/
Creek677,685/
Szrek67334/
Chryc67196/
Chryk6745/
Schritke6722/
Shrik6712/
Creyk6711/
Shrekova6711/
Sreek679/
Schreque678/
Sriek674/
Creec674/
Sreik673/
Srekh673/
Crecq673/
Srick672/
Scrik672/
Sreke672/
Sreec671/
Chrex671/
Schrkova671/
Schrèque671/
Sryck671/
Chreg671/
Shrryock670/

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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 Schreck
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