Schüler Surname

23,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schüler Surname User-submission:

The Schüler surname comes a German word for 'student'.

Schüler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany22,7131:3,544379
Sweden2031:48,5063,778
Austria1601:53,2218,389
Switzerland801:102,66110,922
Czechia501:212,66930,259
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
France41:16,605,680368,153
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Schuler (55,294) & Schűler (2) are calculated separately.

Schüler Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Schüler surname comes a German word for 'student'.

- luccaschuler

Schüler Last Name Facts

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

Schüler is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Schuler or Schűler. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schüler? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 23,234th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 312,408 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schüler are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 22,713 people, or 1 in 3,544. In Germany Schüler is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 12 percent are found and Hesse, where 10 percent are found. Barring Germany Schüler occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schuler9555,294/
Schűler952/
Schühler93117/
Schülert93111/
Shüler921/
Schiler86126/
Schyler8630/
Süler83122/
Schülerová8248/
Schuller8021,714/
Schueler804,837/
Schuhler80735/
Schiøler80135/
Schulier804/
Schulher804/
Schilier802/
Schulerr801/
Schuleer801/
Schühlerová789/
Shuler7715,180/
Suhler77223/
Shiler7780/
Cihler7724/
Sühler7716/
Sciler777/
Sülger772/
Schuehler7587/
Schulherr7515/
Schullier754/
Schueleer752/
Schullher751/
D'Schuler751/
Schieleir750/
Shiller717,334/
Shuller71588/
Siehler71214/
Shieler7167/
Shuhler7161/
Schilir7124/
Schűlerová7112/
Shueler7110/
Suehler716/
Shulier711/
Shuleer711/
Shulear710/
Shulher710/
Scieler710/
Schulir710/
Shulerr710/
Suler67231/
Shieller6761/
Shueller676/
Schullir675/
D'Shuler672/
Shillier671/
Shulller670/
Schielir670/
Schilair670/

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