In Croatia, Scheer families are Croats (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci area.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Scheer live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in one Croatian city only, in Pula (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Scheer is present in 59 countries worldwide. The family name "Scheer " is used by some 8000 people in Germany , about 8000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Brazil. "Scheerer " is used by some 3000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 200 people in Canada.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.