Schreve Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Schreve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schreve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands851:198,67327,603
United States651:5,576,291276,051
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Schrève (2) are calculated separately.

Schreve Last Name Facts

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

Schreve occurs most in The Netherlands. It may be found as: Schrève. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schreve? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 953,750th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. The surname Schreve is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Schreve live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schreve is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 198,673. In The Netherlands Schreve is most common in: South Holland, where 61 percent reside, North Holland, where 20 percent reside and Overijssel, where 9 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and South Africa, where 18 percent reside.

Schreve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schreve has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 191 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schreve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schreve are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schreve earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 4.81% less than the national average, earning R 226,212 per year and in United States they earn 12.22% more than the national average, earning $48,423 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schrève952/
Schrever93110/
Schrieve938/
Schreves933/
Schreeve931/
Schreive930/
Shreve928,478/
Screve92379/
Chreve925/
Schreaves881/
Schreeves881/
Schreaver880/
Shreeve862,804/
Shreves861,677/
Schrewe861,303/
Schryve86544/
Shrieve86251/
Schrive86171/
Schrebe8667/
Schrave8625/
Chreive8623/
Shrever8616/
Chreïve865/
Shreave862/
Shreive862/
Shrevee861/
Shcreve861/
Chrever860/
Creve83586/
Sreve831/
Shreeves80766/
Shreaves8082/
Schreibe8017/
Shreives805/
Schrrebe801/
Shraevie801/
Shreiver801/
Shrievee801/
Schrisve801/
Shreever800/
Shreaver800/
Schrevis800/
Schrewer800/
Schrives800/
Shrive77569/
Scrive77376/
Chrive77363/
Shrove7798/
Scrève7743/
Crevey7715/
Sreves7714/
Sreeve774/
Shrewe773/
Srever773/
Shrebe772/
Creeve771/
Crevee771/
Creive771/
Sreive771/
Srieve771/
Scréve771/
Shrave770/
Shryve770/
Schreiwer752/
Shrreeves751/
Schruyver750/
Schrisver750/
Schreibee750/
Schroiver750/
Shriver718,257/
Creevey71756/
Shrives71669/
Schreiweis71402/
Sreeves7165/
Ch'rive7147/
Schrowe7139/
Sreaves7128/
Creavey7118/
Shryver714/
Shreiva714/
Schribe712/
Chreivi711/
Chreivy711/
Chriver711/
Shreeva711/
Shrevay711/
Shrivet711/
Schreiweiß711/
Shreibe711/
Shrewes710/
Shrewer710/
Shrivey710/
Chrevoy710/
Schriva710/
Sreaver710/
Sreives710/
Chryver710/
Schriwer6774/
Crevy6742/
Crevi6723/
Crève6716/
Crive6713/
Srewe6713/
Schrywer679/
Sørevåge673/
Shreebai672/
Srebe672/
Schrrowe671/
Shrijver671/
Srive671/
Shreevis670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schreve
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