Schärer Surname

76,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schärer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schärer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland6,1171:1,343101
Germany2191:367,60535,039
Norway401:128,55716,659
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

The alternate forms: Scharer (1,360) are calculated separately.

Schärer Last Name Facts

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

Schärer is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Scharer. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schärer? popularity and diffusion

Schärer is the 76,324th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,134,778 people. Schärer is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schärer live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Schärer is most common in Switzerland, where it is held by 6,117 people, or 1 in 1,343. In Switzerland Schärer is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 29 percent are found, Canton of Aargau, where 20 percent are found and Canton of Bern, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Switzerland this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Schärer Last Name Statistics demography

Schärer earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 15.75% less than the national average, earning 291,588 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scharer951,360/
Schärrer93121/
Schärger938/
Shärer921/
Schärrrer881/
Scherer8679,911/
Schorer863,306/
Schirer86199/
Schyrer8616/
Schörer8612/
Schérer865/
Scherrer8018,744/
Scheurer808,273/
Scheerer805,905/
Scharrer804,187/
Schaerer801,944/
Schairer801,644/
Schierer801,241/
Scheirer801,154/
Schearer80427/
Schirrer80231/
Schehrer80158/
Schirger80110/
Schorrer80108/
Schahrer8072/
Scheyrer8038/
Schörger8038/
Schererz8018/
Schirier8015/
Schererd806/
Schuirer805/
Schoerer803/
Schereer802/
Schererr802/
Schoirer802/
Schirher802/
Scharier801/
Scherert801/
Scherere801/
Schaarer800/
Scharerr800/
Schirehr800/
Schoyrer800/
Sherer7712,441/
Sharer772,430/
Shirer771,155/
Cherer77343/
Sehrer77327/
Shorer77167/
Sihrer7746/
Shyrer7746/
Chirer774/
Scerer772/
Sahrer770/
Schaerrer75151/
Schettrer7579/
Scharrier7529/
Schaehrer7520/
Scheerrer752/
Scherreer752/
Schairrer751/
Schoreher751/
Scherrert751/
Schierrer751/
Scheurrer751/
Scheirrer750/
Schearrer750/
Shearer7139,832/
Sherrer712,860/
Sharier711,089/
Chirere711,070/
Sharrer71849/
Shereer71784/
Sharear71542/
Sheerer71491/
Cherere71114/
Sheirer71110/
Shareer7164/
Schererová7153/
Shaerer7116/
Shairer7116/
Sherere7111/
Shoyrer7110/
Cherrer7110/
Seherer719/
Sahrear719/
Shahrer719/
Shihrer717/
Shcerer716/
Shierer716/
Sherear715/
Shorrer714/
Sheyrer714/
Schererova713/
Shyrier713/
Shehrer713/
Shirere713/
Shyrher713/
Shererd712/
Sehrier712/
Sceurer712/
Shirzer712/
Scharir712/
Sahrier711/
Chereer711/
Chearer711/
Schscherer711/
Shoerer711/
Shohrer711/
Shireer711/
Shareir711/
Sheurer711/
Zcherer711/
Shareur711/
Shireur711/
Saharer711/
Scerrer711/
Shirrer710/
Cheerer710/
Shirger710/
Shaarer710/
Shererh710/
Schirir710/
Shirier710/
Shuirer710/
Shahrier673,803/
Scherger671,725/
Serer671,074/
Cirer67728/
Shearrer67347/
Sirer67212/
Sarer67205/
Scherier67186/
Sorer67127/
Shearier6786/
Sherrerd6784/
Sharrier6775/
Cerer6775/
Syrer6721/
Scherrerová6715/
Shearere673/
Schehrerová673/
Seherrer672/
Chairerz672/
Chesrere671/
Cyrer671/
Scharajr671/
Sherreer671/
Sherrere671/
Cherrerd671/
Scherrerova671/
Sörer671/
D'Sharer671/
Shearear670/
Shierrer670/
Shearher670/
Scherher670/
Shirrier670/
Sheerere670/
Sshearer670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schärer
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