Where Does The Last Name Schaefer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Schaefer (Arabic: شايفر) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Schaëfer. Click here for other potential spellings of Schaefer.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaefer? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 5,934^th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 76,680 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Schaefer reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Schaefer is also the 811,108^th most numerous first name globally, borne by 131 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 58,155 people, or 1 in 6,233. In The United States Schaefer is mostly found in: California, where 7 percent live, Illinois, where 7 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 97 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Schaefer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Schaefer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schaefer last name grew 1,305 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 858 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schaefer Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Schaefer are 14.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schaefer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.93% more than the national average, earning 376,983 kr per year; in Peru they earn 19.39% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,144 per year; in South Africa they earn 92.67% more than the national average, earning R 457,848 per year; in United States they earn 10.41% more than the national average, earning $47,640 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $52,084 CAD per year.