Schumacher Surname
Approximately 137,268 people bear this surname
Schumacher Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Shoemaker [Ger. schuh, M.H.Ger, schuoch, O.H.Ger. scuoh, shoe + Ger. mâcher, from machen, Middle High German machen, O.H.Ger. mahhôn, to make]
Schumacher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 79,965 | 1:1,007 | 68 |
| United States | 35,328 | 1:10,260 | 1,246 |
| Switzerland | 6,142 | 1:1,337 | 100 |
| Brazil | 3,411 | 1:62,760 | 2,337 |
| France | 1,751 | 1:37,934 | 4,693 |
| Australia | 1,325 | 1:20,374 | 2,824 |
| Netherlands | 1,121 | 1:15,064 | 2,264 |
| Canada | 1,116 | 1:33,016 | 4,268 |
| Luxembourg | 1,116 | 1:520 | 38 |
| Belgium | 1,058 | 1:10,866 | 1,584 |
| Argentina | 874 | 1:48,906 | 4,126 |
| Austria | 544 | 1:15,653 | 2,330 |
| England | 329 | 1:169,356 | 15,609 |
| New Zealand | 329 | 1:13,764 | 2,392 |
| Denmark | 318 | 1:17,751 | 1,745 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Hungary | 213 | 1:46,086 | 4,904 |
| Poland | 197 | 1:192,938 | 26,072 |
| Sweden | 173 | 1:56,918 | 4,403 |
| Thailand | 155 | 1:455,731 | 79,917 |
| Dominican Republic | 139 | 1:75,057 | 3,477 |
| Spain | 137 | 1:341,256 | 19,726 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Norway | 108 | 1:47,614 | 6,821 |
| South Africa | 98 | 1:552,834 | 43,423 |
| Chile | 92 | 1:191,483 | 6,147 |
| Russia | 89 | 1:1,619,360 | 108,163 |
| Paraguay | 66 | 1:109,648 | 2,491 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Japan | 56 | 1:2,282,934 | 29,427 |
| Ecuador | 33 | 1:481,995 | 10,698 |
| Israel | 33 | 1:259,322 | 23,464 |
| Lithuania | 33 | 1:91,957 | 12,711 |
| Mexico | 33 | 1:3,761,400 | 25,486 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:162,237 | 9,329 |
| Italy | 32 | 1:1,911,146 | 87,725 |
| Namibia | 25 | 1:96,376 | 8,697 |
| Finland | 24 | 1:229,029 | 18,579 |
| Costa Rica | 19 | 1:251,583 | 2,896 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Colombia | 13 | 1:3,674,929 | 15,922 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Liechtenstein | 12 | 1:3,198 | 355 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Honduras | 10 | 1:881,644 | 4,379 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 59 | 1:413,142 | 24,536 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,208 | 1:22,744 | 2,851 |
The alternate forms: Schümacher (3) are calculated separately.
Schumacher (160) may also be a first name.
Schumacher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Shoemaker [Ger. schuh, M.H.Ger, schuoch, O.H.Ger. scuoh, shoe + Ger. mâcher, from machen, Middle High German machen, O.H.Ger. mahhôn, to make]
Schumacher Demographics
Average Male Schumacher Height
178.16 cm
Average Female Schumacher Height
164.19 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Schumacher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schumacher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schumacher is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Schümacher. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schumacher? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,093rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 53,090 people. The surname Schumacher occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Schumacher reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 725,185th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 160 people.
The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 79,965 people, or 1 in 1,007. In Germany Schumacher is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Germany Schumacher occurs in 108 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Switzerland, where 4 percent are found.
Schumacher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Schumacher has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 558 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Schumacher Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Schumacher surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Schumacher last name are 19.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.38% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Schumacher earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.99% less than the national average, earning 342,648 kr per year; in Peru they earn 3.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,991 per year; in South Africa they earn 12.17% more than the national average, earning R 266,568 per year; in United States they earn 8.93% more than the national average, earning $47,004 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.56% more than the national average, earning $53,438 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schümacher | 97 | 3 | / |
| Schuhmacher | 95 | 7,490 | / |
| Schoumacher | 95 | 642 | / |
| Shumacher | 95 | 304 | / |
| Scumacher | 95 | 20 | / |
| Chumacher | 95 | 20 | / |
| Schummacher | 95 | 18 | / |
| Schumacer | 95 | 9 | / |
| Schuemacher | 95 | 8 | / |
| Schumaucher | 95 | 5 | / |
| Schaumacher | 95 | 4 | / |
| Schuumacher | 95 | 2 | / |
| Schumhacher | 95 | 1 | / |
| Schumachger | 95 | 0 | / |
| Schuimacher | 95 | 0 | / |
| Scheumacher | 95 | 0 | / |
| Schumaacher | 95 | 0 | / |
| Schuehmacher | 91 | 8 | / |
| Sschuhmacher | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shcumacher | 90 | 9 | / |
| Schimacher | 90 | 7 | / |
| Shuhmacher | 90 | 6 | / |
| Schumakher | 90 | 5 | / |
| Schumecher | 90 | 3 | / |
| Schumahcer | 90 | 3 | / |
| Schumocher | 90 | 1 | / |
| Shumaucher | 90 | 1 | / |
| Shoumacher | 90 | 1 | / |
| Shummacher | 90 | 0 | / |
| Shuemacher | 90 | 0 | / |
| Sumacher | 89 | 0 | / |
| Schumacherová | 87 | 12 | / |
| Schumacherova | 87 | 1 | / |
| Schoemacher | 86 | 59 | / |
| Schühmacher | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shcummacher | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schoomacher | 86 | 0 | / |
| Schuhmocher | 86 | 0 | / |
| Schommacher | 86 | 0 | / |
| Shumakher | 84 | 2,922 | / |
| Szumacher | 84 | 787 | / |
| Schumajer | 84 | 4 | / |
| Shomacher | 84 | 2 | / |
| Soumacher | 84 | 1 | / |
| Schuhmacherová | 83 | 11 | / |
| Shoemacher | 80 | 40 | / |
| Schujmajer | 80 | 12 | / |
| Shoumakher | 80 | 1 | / |
| Šumacher | 78 | 41 | / |
| Zumacher | 78 | 13 | / |
| Shumager | 78 | 12 | / |
| Shumakhir | 74 | 8 | / |
| Sumajer | 71 | 4 | / |
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Schumacher Reference & Research
Shoemaker DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Shoemaker 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
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- 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 Schumacher
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