Schaefering Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

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

Schaefering Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schaefering Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Schaefering Last Name Facts

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

Schaefering is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaefering? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,136,387th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Schaefering is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Schaefering are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 4,707,259. In The United States Schaefering is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 71 percent reside, New York, where 23 percent reside and Arkansas, where 3 percent reside. Besides The United States Schaefering exists in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Schaefering Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schaefering has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schaefering surname grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schaefering Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schaefering are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Schaefering earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.14% more than the national average, earning $45,798 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schefering950/
Shaefering950/
Scheffering910/
Schaferring910/
Shaffering860/
Siefering8054/
Seifering804/
Seufering801/
Suefering801/
Ceifering800/
Saefern783/
Saefarng741/
Safareng5312/

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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
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  • 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 Schaefering
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