Sehrt Surname

619,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sehrt Surname User-submission:

Sehrt is an Old German word that seems to translate to: something or someone who causes pain or 'hurts'. The word is rarely used in modern German except in an old German proverb, "Was sehrt, das lehrt" which translates to "what hurts, teaches.

Sehrt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3061:263,09028,132
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Denmark101:564,47234,222
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Sehrt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sehrt is an Old German word that seems to translate to: something or someone who causes pain or 'hurts'. The word is rarely used in modern German except in an old German proverb, "Was sehrt, das lehrt" which translates to "what hurts, teaches."

- calvinsehrt

Sehrt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sehrt is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sehrt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 619,831st most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,692,633 people. Sehrt is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Sehrt are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Sehrt is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 306 people, or 1 in 263,090. In Germany Sehrt is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 52 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Chile, where 2 percent reside.

Sehrt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sehrt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 256 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sehrt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sehrt surname are 21.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.92% being registered to vote for the party.

Sehrt earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.23% more than the national average, earning $47,561 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siehrt911/
Sehert910/
Sert8956,983/
Sehr892,357/
Sehgert831/
Short80113,655/
Shirt80959/
Siehr80427/
Shart80345/
Sohrt80308/
Zehrt80181/
Szert80149/
Serth80107/
Siert80106/
Serte8098/
Seart8095/
Serdt8062/
Szehr8048/
Sethr8041/
Shehr8018/
Shert8010/
Seurt807/
Serts807/
Seyhr807/
Sahrt805/
Saert805/
Shret802/
Sehyr802/
Seuhr801/
Seihr801/
Sgert801/
Sertt801/
Soert801/
Cehrt801/
Seahr801/
Sehrr801/
Scert800/
Jehrt800/
Serht800/
Ser759,374/
Shortt738,645/
Schart73897/
Schehr73877/
Sierte73519/
Sehier73403/
Schort73218/
Shertz73208/
Seyret73189/
Shirtz73155/
Sierts73137/
Schert73128/
Shardt7394/
Gehrtz7380/
Sierth7347/
Sherts7340/
Searth7336/
Shirte7335/
Gehrdt7334/
Shreth7319/
Sharth7312/
Shordt739/
Sherte735/
Serdts734/
Shairt733/
Sherht733/
Serthe733/
Gehrte733/
Shartt732/
Shirts732/
Siertz732/
Shrett732/
Seherz732/
Schirt732/
Sahart732/
Sheehr732/
Seeret732/
Sceher731/
Sheert731/
Sherth731/
Seehre731/
Shaert731/
Szertz731/
Shorth731/
Sheart731/
Shrete731/
Shorrt731/
Searet731/
Seethr731/
Seirte731/
Szeher731/
Shohrt731/
Shitrt731/
Sehgir731/
Seertt731/
Seehrh731/
Shhart731/
Sheahr731/
Gehrth731/
Seihre730/
Searte730/
Seirts730/
Sehehr730/
Shirtt730/
Searts730/
Sher67444,265/
Shir67361,884/
Sere6725,564/
Schardt675,268/
Gert674,951/
Sear673,889/
Seer672,554/
Serr672,323/
Sier671,717/
Sart671,483/
Sort67896/
Seyr67701/
Seur67678/
Sırt67634/
Schaart67579/
Szer67492/
Sejr67484/
Shyr67445/
Serp67325/
Seir67275/
Sser67215/
Sret67193/
Schirtz67157/
Serd67139/
Zert67137/
Serz67116/
Sirt67109/
Sertova6799/
Scherdt6798/
Serh6787/
Schrett6777/
Cert6772/
Scharth6765/
Hser6762/
Jert6757/
Žert6752/
Sihr6750/
Sõer6746/
Sger6733/
Cehr6722/
Schartt6720/
Schredt6720/
Scheehr679/
Sehrová678/
Syhr678/
Åser678/
Shjr675/
Scer675/
Schordt675/
Sähr675/
Schortt674/
Sertová674/
Šert674/
Shirthe672/
Schrete672/
Geesert672/
Schertt672/
Sjer672/
Setr672/
Srethth672/
Sarehet671/
Scheihr671/
Schorth671/
Scherts671/
Shzerts671/
Shehgir671/
Sheirts671/
Shcertz671/
Shcirtz671/
Shearet671/
Shrehet671/
D'Short671/
Shrette671/
Sehesrh671/
Shearts670/
Schiert670/
Scherth670/
Schoert670/
Searett670/

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