Schuurmans Surname

98,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schuurmans Surname User-submission:

Schuurman consists of two Dutch words: schuur and man. To schuur refers to scouring something, like sanding paper with wood; and man refer to a man. So this last name is from a profession of an ancestor.

Schuurmans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,6741:4,596466
Belgium6461:17,7972,721
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Canada981:375,97533,576
Australia731:369,80430,692
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
England91:6,190,895170,599
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
France31:22,140,907385,998
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Schuurmans (19) may also be a first name.

Schuurmans Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Schuurman consists of two Dutch words: schuur and man. To schuur refers to scouring something, like sanding paper with wood; and man refer to a man. So this last name is from a profession of an ancestor.

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Schuurmans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schuurmans is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schuurmans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 98,711th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,517,606 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Schuurmans reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Schuurmans is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 19 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 3,674 people, or 1 in 4,596. In The Netherlands Schuurmans is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 49 percent live, South Holland, where 12 percent live and Gelderland, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands Schuurmans is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Schuurmans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schuurmans are 27.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.81% being registered with the political party.

The amount Schuurmans earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 116.01% more than the national average, earning R 513,312 per year; in United States they earn 14.69% more than the national average, earning $49,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.64% more than the national average, earning $57,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schurmans95855/
Shuurmans955/
Schuurmanns951/
Schuermans902,307/
Scheurmans9019/
Schurmanns902/
Schurrmans901/
Scurmans892/
Schormans84155/
Schürmans8419/
Shuermans842/
Surmans820/
Schürmanns80347/
Schoormanns762/
Surmons7125/
Cirmons591/

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