Rottschäfer Surname
Approximately 286 people bear this surname
Rottschäfer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 257 | 1:313,251 | 31,672 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Rottschafer (200) are calculated separately.
Rottschäfer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rottschäfer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rottschäfer is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Rottschafer. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rottschäfer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rottschäfer is the 924,083rd most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 25,480,930 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rottschäfer reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 313,251. In Germany Rottschäfer is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 73 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent are found and Bavaria, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 9 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rottschafer | 97 | 200 | / |
| Rottschaefer | 87 | 89 | / |
| Rottschaffer | 87 | 5 | / |
| Rotschafer | 86 | 84 | / |
| Rottschaeffer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Rettshafer | 76 | 0 | / |
| Rochefer | 74 | 20 | / |
| Roshofer | 74 | 1 | / |
| Roschowfe | 70 | 3 | / |
| Raschhofer | 67 | 258 | / |
| Raschoffer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ratcheferd | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Rottschäfer
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