Schacffer Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Schacffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schacffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Schacffer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Schacffer Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Schacffer is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schacffer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Schacffer are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Schacffer is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Schacffer is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 50 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 50 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 33 percent reside.

Schacffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schacffer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schacfer944/
Schagffer894/
Schaqffer891/
Shagffer823/
Schagfer821/
Shacfe801/
Shackferd780/
Szacfer755/
Sajffer751/
Sajfer6724/
Chakfe675/
Sagfer671/
Sacfie671/
Shackfire670/

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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 Schacffer
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