Schreier Surname
Approximately 15,210 people bear this surname
Schreier Surname User-submission:
Schreier is German for 'screamer'.
Schreier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 9,817 | 1:8,201 | 1,013 |
| United States | 3,097 | 1:117,035 | 12,606 |
| Austria | 609 | 1:13,983 | 2,042 |
| Switzerland | 538 | 1:15,266 | 2,513 |
| Argentina | 221 | 1:193,409 | 16,090 |
| Czechia | 221 | 1:48,115 | 8,039 |
| France | 101 | 1:657,651 | 84,833 |
| Poland | 91 | 1:417,679 | 44,209 |
| Brazil | 73 | 1:2,932,525 | 86,118 |
| Canada | 70 | 1:526,366 | 44,416 |
| Australia | 60 | 1:449,928 | 35,109 |
| Peru | 58 | 1:548,002 | 14,762 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Hungary | 37 | 1:265,305 | 20,779 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 1 | 1:5,854 | 177 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 151 | 1:332,574 | 25,759 |
Schreier Surname Meaning
Schreier Demographics
Average Male Schreier Height
176.76 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Schreier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schreier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schreier is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schreier? popularity and diffusion
Schreier is the 34,826th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 479,129 people. The surname Schreier occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Schreier live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 9,817 people, or 1 in 8,201. In Germany Schreier is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 24 percent reside, Saxony, where 16 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Austria, where 4 percent reside.
Schreier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Schreier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schreier surname expanded 2,051 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schreier Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Schreier are 10.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.1% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Schreier earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.16% less than the national average, earning 335,134 kr per year; in Peru they earn 408.94% more than the national average, earning S/. 98,658 per year; in South Africa they earn 47.69% less than the national average, earning R 124,308 per year; in United States they earn 7.66% more than the national average, earning $46,455 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.98% more than the national average, earning $60,602 CAD per year.
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Schreier Reference & Research
Schreier FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Schreier FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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