Schaeff Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Schaeff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schaeff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Schaeff Last Name Facts

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

Schaeff occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Schaeff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaeff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,088,856th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Schaeff reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Schaeff is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 2,626,514. In The United States Schaeff is most numerous in: Ohio, where 38 percent reside, Michigan, where 31 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 28 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Schaeff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schaeff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schaeff last name rose 863 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schaeff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schaeff last name are 14.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.87% being registered to vote for the political party.

Schaeff earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning $46,647 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaef92264/
Shaeff9246/
Chaeff928/
Schauff86998/
Schoeff86419/
Scheiff86287/
Scheeff86259/
Schaefs8648/
Schaefe8640/
Schaiff8624/
Schieff8620/
Shaeffe861/
Schaeft861/
Scheaff860/
Chaeffe860/
Shaef8330/
Chaef834/
Schoepff80260/
Schauffe801/
Schoeffe800/
Scheaffe800/
Schauf772,228/
Scheef77561/
Sheaff77554/
Schäff77393/
Schief77198/
Shieff77135/
Scaief7774/
Schaev7771/
Sheiff7768/
Chauff7764/
Scaiff7750/
Shayef7734/
Shaief7732/
Scheaf7726/
Choeff7723/
Schaeb7717/
Chayef7715/
Shaiff7713/
Schöff7710/
Scheif778/
Shauff777/
Shoeff775/
Schoef775/
Sajeff774/
Scauff773/
Shaefe772/
Shcaef771/
Scheuf770/
Schaif770/
Sehaff770/
Schaew770/
Cheaff770/
Shaggieff751/
Schoeyeff750/
Saef731,571/
Schoepf711,454/
Chauffe71285/
Schijff71189/
Shchaev71153/
Sheaffe71138/
Scheife7145/
Schuyff7126/
Schöpff7121/
Schouff713/
Schoefp712/
Scheift712/
Schuepf712/
Cheiffe711/
Schauft711/
Schausf711/
Scheepf711/
Schiepf711/
Shaiffe711/
Shahiff711/
Shieaff711/
Souchff711/
Shajeef711/
Shaheft711/
Shaweef711/
Schäffe711/
Schäffs711/
Cheuffh711/
Sheiffs711/
Scheafe710/
Scheadf710/
Schaupf710/
Shaif6711,456/
Shaev672,365/
Sayef671,108/
Chaif671,037/
Saief671,008/
Sheaf67517/
Schäf67383/
Shauf67308/
Sheef67292/
Seiff67277/
Cheif67139/
Saiff67139/
Sauff67131/
Seeff67102/
Sueff67101/
Shief6774/
Schuijff6771/
Shoef6723/
Chauf6721/
Seyff6721/
Sheif6715/
Seuff6713/
Choef6713/
Schöf6712/
Zaeff6711/
Sahef679/
Schev678/
Saefe677/
Saaef674/
Sheuf674/
Sohef673/
Sehaf673/
Schssoef673/
Cheaf672/
Schöpffe672/
Sawef672/
Sa'ef672/
Scaif671/
Scauf671/
Sceif671/
Schav671/
Schoueft671/
Shuef671/
Sheyf671/
Shaew671/
Cheuf671/
Saeyf671/
Seaff670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schaeff
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