Schembri is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Schembri
No. of characters: 8
Origin: United States
Meaning: The name, quite common in the south of Sicily (Alternative: Schembari), is also found in the north of Italy and especially in Malta where it is one of the twenty most common surnames. Uncertain meaning: an interpretation based on the Hebrew sees 'the inheritance of the son'. Note that a Schembri family has a coat of arms consists of a tower surmounted by a deer.

How popular is Schembri?

Schembri is common in United States.

Schembri is ranked 38194 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Schembris grew by 11.57407 per cent to 723 since 2000 and ranked 31906 after elevating 1342 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.95 94.29
Hispanic or Latino 5.26 4.32
Others 0.69 0
Schembri is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Malta which signifies that it is originated from Malta. Around 12868 people have been found who wears Schembri as their family name. Schembri is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,097 Wales3
15,956 Venezuela3
8,993 Tunisia3
14,126 Colombia3
82,478 South Africa2
21,529 Singapore2
19,093 Finland2
91,784 Netherlands2
2,835 Libya2
19,046 Ireland2
5,443 Dominican Republic2
10,190 Bahrain1
3,350 Fiji1
897,276 Russia1
810,193 Indonesia1
5,467 Haiti1
34,581 Chile1
20,172 Hungary1
49,101 Denmark1
12,745 Luxembourg1
2,724 New Caledonia1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
56 Gibraltar44
37,591 Belgium37
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
42,407 Sweden22
73,929 Spain21
26,722 New Zealand14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,965 Switzerland54
8,843 Scotland53
Countries with hundreds of Schembri:
9,210 France980
5,945 Canada725
12,359 England489
36,063 Brazil318
38,477 Germany269
40,399 Argentina119
Countries with thousands of Schembri:
19 Malta4,273
4,194 Italy2,497
1,710 Australia1,862
29,040 United States1,031
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Farmer Antonio Schembri from Bivona, Italy aboard the Karamania from Naples. He is registered to be 24 years old when he arrived in New York on March 6, 1888.

Schembri Namesakes

  • André Schembri, Soccer player
  • André Schembri, Soccer player
  • André Schembri, Soccer player
  • Nino Schembri, Mixed martial artist
  • Carl Schembri, from 2013 adventure and documentary flick The Delight Electrical Works, who played the N.

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