Schrijver Surname
Approximately 3,824 people bear this surname
Schrijver Surname User-submission:
This is an Afrikaans surname, meaning 'writer', 'scribe'; from the Dutch schrijver. It is a cognate with the German schreiber. The equivalent in English is Clark, and in French - Leclerc.
Schrijver Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3,619 | 1:4,666 | 472 |
| Belgium | 56 | 1:205,297 | 26,724 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Schrijver Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is an Afrikaans surname, meaning 'writer', 'scribe'; from the Dutch schrijver. It is a cognate with the German schreiber. The equivalent in English is Clark, and in French - Leclerc.
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Schrijver Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schrijver Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schrijver is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schrijver? popularity and diffusion
The last name Schrijver is the 120,026th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,905,739 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Schrijver live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 3,619 people, or 1 in 4,666. In The Netherlands Schrijver is most frequent in: Overijssel, where 21 percent are found, Gelderland, where 18 percent are found and North Holland, where 16 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this surname occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Schrijver Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schrijver last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Schrijver earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 48.5% more than the national average, earning $64,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.98% more than the national average, earning $67,063 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schriver | 94 | 3,259 | / |
| Shrijver | 94 | 1 | / |
| Schriever | 89 | 3,811 | / |
| Schreiver | 89 | 91 | / |
| Schrijber | 89 | 44 | / |
| Schrivear | 89 | 0 | / |
| Schroiver | 89 | 0 | / |
| Schrisver | 89 | 0 | / |
| Shriver | 88 | 8,257 | / |
| Scriver | 88 | 1,279 | / |
| Chriver | 88 | 1 | / |
| Schreivier | 84 | 1 | / |
| Schrievier | 84 | 0 | / |
| Schriber | 82 | 1,943 | / |
| Schryver | 82 | 1,604 | / |
| Schrever | 82 | 110 | / |
| Schriwer | 82 | 74 | / |
| Scriever | 82 | 28 | / |
| Shriever | 82 | 9 | / |
| Screiver | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shreiver | 82 | 1 | / |
| Scriveir | 82 | 0 | / |
| Sriver | 80 | 125 | / |
| Criver | 80 | 3 | / |
| Schriewer | 78 | 860 | / |
| Schraiber | 78 | 386 | / |
| Schrevere | 78 | 27 | / |
| Schreiwer | 78 | 2 | / |
| Schrieuer | 78 | 2 | / |
| Schrajber | 78 | 1 | / |
| Schroiber | 78 | 0 | / |
| Schreaver | 78 | 0 | / |
| Schruyver | 78 | 0 | / |
| Shriber | 75 | 542 | / |
| Shrever | 75 | 16 | / |
| Shryver | 75 | 4 | / |
| Scryver | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shriwer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scriwer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Chryver | 75 | 0 | / |
| Screver | 75 | 0 | / |
| Chrever | 75 | 0 | / |
| Schreiberr | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shreiber | 71 | 244 | / |
| Shraiber | 71 | 167 | / |
| Schryber | 71 | 106 | / |
| Schreber | 71 | 62 | / |
| Screever | 71 | 44 | / |
| Schräber | 71 | 34 | / |
| Schrywer | 71 | 9 | / |
| Shriewer | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shreever | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shreaver | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schrewer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schryvir | 71 | 0 | / |
| D'Schreiber | 70 | 1 | / |
| Schrevehert | 70 | 1 | / |
| Crever | 67 | 134 | / |
| Shraiberh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sriber | 67 | 8 | / |
| Schrreber | 67 | 7 | / |
| Crivér | 67 | 6 | / |
| Schreaber | 67 | 4 | / |
| Srever | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schrévère | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sriwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schrehber | 67 | 0 | / |
| Chrissuer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schreibir | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schreeber | 67 | 0 | / |
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