Bauer-Schäfer Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Bauer-Schäfer Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Bauer & Schäfer.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bauer-Schäfer Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Bauer-Schafer (1) are calculated separately.

Bauer-Schäfer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bauer-Schäfer Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bauer-Schäfer is found most in Germany. It can also appear as: Bauer-Schafer. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bauer-Schäfer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Bauer-Schäfer is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bauer-Schäfer live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 11,500,780. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 86 percent live and Hesse, where 14 percent live. Not including Germany Bauer-Schäfer occurs in one country. It also occurs in Denmark, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bauer-Schafer971/
Bauerschäfer9654/
Bauer-Schæfer921/
Bauerschaefer853/
Bauer Scheffer815/
Brueshafer700/
Beurshfr675/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Bauer-Schäfer
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