Schümer Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Schümer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schümer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1101:731,86855,248
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Schumer (2,057) are calculated separately.

Schümer Last Name Facts

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

Schümer is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Schumer. Click here for further possible spellings of Schümer.

How Common Is The Last Name Schümer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schümer is the 1,628,521st most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. Schümer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schümer reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 731,868. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 66 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live and Hesse, where 14 percent live. Not including Germany Schümer exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 7 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schumer952,057/
Schümmer93462/
Schimer86126/
Sümer8322,284/
Schimmer803,049/
Schummer801,796/
Schoumer80104/
Schuimer8098/
Schumert8090/
Scheumer8058/
Schuemer8042/
Schoomer8031/
Schaumer8023/
Schomier801/
Schutmer800/
Schomeer800/
Shimer772,005/
Shumer771,461/
Shomer771,340/
Schume7773/
Chumer7743/
Schime7726/
Sümmer7722/
Scimer770/
Schumerth7588/
Schuemmer7514/
Schoumert7511/
Schuimmer753/
Schummert752/
Schiemmer752/
Schuhmeir751/
Schuttmer751/
Süme732,749/
Shimmer7168/
Chaumer7140/
Shoumer7128/
Schumey7124/
Chuimer7121/
Chummer7120/
Shimeer7113/
Shummer7113/
Shommer7110/
Shoomer716/
Shomehr716/
Schumerová715/
Choumer714/
Shimier713/
Shuimer712/
Shiemer712/
Chumere712/
Sheumer711/
Shumert711/
Schumme711/
Shumier711/
Shoemer711/
Shomier711/
Suthmer711/
Schimir711/
Schumej711/
Schimie710/
Suhmier710/
Schumre710/
Shaumer710/
Chusmer710/
Sumer6722,125/
Shume6719,243/
Somer675,455/
Shime67594/
Schuemie6773/
Choumert6742/
Chausmer6739/
Schummerová676/
Chuimert672/
Cihme671/
Sómer671/
Chumeert671/
Sahaumer671/
Shumeard670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Schümer
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