Schreyer Surname

61,984th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schreyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schreyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,5821:14,4221,879
United States9861:367,60532,648
Switzerland3941:20,8453,340
Austria2801:30,4124,904
Canada2781:132,53813,752
Argentina1311:326,28625,825
France871:763,48093,619
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Australia461:586,86342,409
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Hungary291:338,49224,545
Ecuador251:636,23411,898
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Israel241:356,56829,419
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
England71:7,959,723202,100
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Schreyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schreyer is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Schreyer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schreyer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 61,984th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 899,031 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Schreyer live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 5,582 people, or 1 in 14,422. In Germany Schreyer is most common in: Bavaria, where 38 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live and Saxony, where 10 percent live. Apart from Germany it exists in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Switzerland, where 5 percent live.

Schreyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schreyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schreyer last name expanded 657 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schreyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schreyer are 12.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schreyer earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 20.34% more than the national average, earning R 285,972 per year; in United States they earn 12.58% more than the national average, earning $48,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.9% less than the national average, earning $45,758 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schryer931,224/
Schreer93413/
Shreyer9327/
Schreyr931/
Chreyer930/
Schreier8815,210/
Schroyer882,063/
Schreuer88286/
Schrayer88128/
Schruyer8817/
Schrejer881/
Schriyer880/
Schryerr880/
Shcreyer880/
Schreyor880/
Shryer86200/
Creyer8694/
Shreer8629/
Schreyerová8440/
Schreiert8214/
Schreiher822/
Schreieer821/
Shchreier821/
Schroer809,731/
Shroyer805,100/
Schrier803,189/
Schreur801,764/
Schraer80594/
Shrayer80104/
Schruer8056/
Shreier8025/
Schreir8017/
Schrear809/
Shreyar806/
Chroyer803/
Scrayer802/
Scroyer802/
Szreyer801/
Chrejer801/
Schroyr800/
Sryer77236/
Sreer77217/
Schrijer75334/
Schraier75191/
Schräger7576/
Schréger7516/
Schrajer7515/
Schrauer752/
Schrayir751/
Schrower751/
Shreyyor751/
Shroyerz751/
Shcroyer751/
Schroier751/
Schreirr751/
Schreure750/
Schrayar750/
Schrojer750/
Schrgoer750/
Shreiher750/
Schreierová74246/
Schreierova745/
Sroyer711,486/
Shrier71532/
Shraer71140/
Cruyer7134/
Shrear7128/
Creear7124/
Crayer7124/
Shroer7113/
Šreyer717/
Croyer715/
Cryier714/
Srayer713/
Shreur713/
Schrehart713/
Sreier713/
Screur712/
Sreyre711/
Schrauwer711/
Schrehard711/
Chrayr711/
Criyer710/
Screar710/
Creier710/
Schrogger710/
Shreir710/
Screir710/
Srhiyer67144/
Schrehardt6770/
Szreier6738/
Schreihart6736/
Shriyar6713/
Croweer6711/
Szrayer6711/
Shreiar6710/
Schrair678/
Shraier676/
Shrower675/
Szrejer675/
Chrower674/
Shrejir674/
D'Schrijer671/
Schraur671/
Shreard671/
Shreire671/
Shroyor671/
Schroejahr671/
Chraier671/
Sreeart671/
Shroier670/
Schreihard670/
Shrawer670/

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Schreyer 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
  • 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 Schreyer
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