Schaafer Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Schaafer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Schaafer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schaafer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schaafer occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schaafer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Schaafer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Schaafer reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Schaafer is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 3,536,402. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is mostly concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside. Not including Bosnia and Herzegovina it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Schaafer
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