Schär Surname

64,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schär Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schär Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland7,1251:1,15378
Germany4871:165,30919,567
Austria581:146,81819,663
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Schär Last Name Facts

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

Schär (Marathi: चर) is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schär? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 64,874th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 945,820 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schär reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 7,125 people, or 1 in 1,153. In Switzerland Schär is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 38 percent live, Canton of Aargau, where 14 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 13 percent live. Barring Switzerland Schär is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 6 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Schär Last Name Statistics demography

Schär earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.92% less than the national average, earning R 107,124 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schärz91310/
Schärr9124/
Schärpf8372/
Scher807,294/
Schir80227/
Schyr8019/
Schör8016/
Schér8014/
Schärová771/
Scheer7328,370/
Schier738,652/
Scherr737,744/
Schaer733,937/
Schoer731,108/
Schehr73877/
Schear73773/
Schirp73553/
Scheir73480/
Scheur73203/
Schirr73169/
Schyrr73168/
Schirz73122/
Schair73118/
Schuir7331/
Shcher7328/
Øscher7327/
Shchyr7325/
Shchir7311/
Schörr739/
Schöhr737/
Schiær736/
Schgir735/
Schior734/
Schird732/
Schirt732/
Sceher731/
Sher67444,265/
Shir67361,884/
Cher674,187/
Sehr672,357/
Chir671,639/
Shyr67445/
Scherpf67386/
Chyr67303/
Säre67139/
Scheere67119/
Scheerz6758/
Söhr6758/
Schaerr6755/
Sihr6750/
Cehr6722/
Scheirr6716/
Schoerr6713/
Scheehr679/
Syhr678/
Schörpf678/
Schøier678/
Scheard678/
Scherpp676/
Schirpf676/
Sähr675/
Shjr675/
Scer675/
Cihr674/
Chjr674/
Särd673/
Schcher673/
Scheare672/
Schertt672/
Chér672/
Shcherr671/
Jscherr671/
Schayre671/
Chèr671/
Chör671/
Scherrr671/
Scir671/
Scheurr671/
Scheihr671/
Schearr671/
Scherth670/
Schsser670/
Schoehr670/
Scheerr670/

Schär Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Schär in the Marathi language
चरcara-

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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
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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 Schär
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