Schref Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schref Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schref Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
United States101:36,245,893832,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Schref Last Name Facts

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

Schref is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schref? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Schref live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 5,031,591. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 100 percent live. Besides Germany Schref occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent live.

Schref Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schref has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schref last name grew 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schref Last Name Statistics demography

Schref earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 282.4% more than the national average, earning $165,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schrepf92138/
Schreff92123/
Schrief92119/
Schroef9234/
Schreft928/
Schreif920/
Shref914,828/
Scref9133/
Chref9118/
Schrieff8654/
Schrepff8611/
Schroepf866/
Schreffe861/
Schroeff861/
Shreef8312,148/
Shrief836,442/
Shreif833,988/
Chreif83560/
Shreaf83132/
Shrefh83108/
Shreff8313/
Shraef839/
Chreaf839/
Shrefe837/
Schreb835/
Chreff832/
Chreïf832/
Chreef831/
Schrif831/
Shroef831/
Shrref831/
Schrew830/
Sref806/
Schrift77235/
Shrieff7778/
Schröpf7775/
Schreeb7772/
Schroif7747/
Schrews7714/
Ch'reif777/
Shreiff777/
Shreefh777/
Schrojf774/
Schriff772/
Shsreef772/
Chreyfe771/
Sshreef771/
Screiff771/
Shreeff771/
Schraif770/
Chrif736,538/
Shrif736,188/
Creef731,121/
Creff73757/
Creyf73372/
Shrew7388/
Sreef739/
Shryf738/
Crewf734/
Srief734/
Screw732/
Shrev731/
Shreb731/
Chrèf731/
Ssref731/
Schroiff71282/
Schruiff7115/
Schrriff711/
Shrife67533/
Shraif67393/
Shriff67204/
Shrift67140/
Ch'rif67136/
Shreib6750/
Schrib6729/
Chrife6728/
Scriff6723/
Chraif6717/
Chriff679/
Shrrif678/
Shreev675/
Shraev675/
Chreiv674/
Chrift674/
Seherf672/
Shsrif672/
Shreeb672/
Shriev671/
Shrayf671/
Scerff671/
Schriv671/
Schrov671/
Shreph671/
Sh'rif671/
Zhreef671/
Shriof671/
Shroif671/
Chërif671/
Shrifs671/
Chrrif671/
Chrihf671/
Shreew671/
Shrevs670/
Sreiff670/
Shriew670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Schref
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