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

The last name Schaefer (Arabic: شايفر) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Schaëfer. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name Schaefer is the 5,934^th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 76,680 people. It is predominantly found 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 in the world It is held by 131 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 58,155 people, or 1 in 6,233. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 7 percent live, Illinois, where 7 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists 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 prevalency of Schaefer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schaefer surname 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 those holding the Schaefer last name are 14.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.82% being registered with the political 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.