Schröeder Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schröeder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schröeder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Schroéder (1) are calculated separately.

Schröeder Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schröeder is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Schroéder. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schröeder? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schröeder is the 3,957,383rd most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Schröeder live; 36 percent live in Western Europe and 36 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schröeder is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,412,454. In The Netherlands Schröeder is mostly found in: South Holland, where 71 percent are found, Limburg, where 14 percent are found and Utrecht, where 14 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands Schröeder exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schroéder931/
Schreuder899,046/
Schrejder899/
Schroeider845/
Schroeeder842/
Shreuder824/
Srejder758/
Schroaider741/
Szrejder71261/
Srejde6711/
Zreude531/

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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
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  • 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 Schröeder
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