Schaeffers Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schaeffers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schaeffers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1361:124,17019,427
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United States71:51,779,848968,877
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Schaeffers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schaeffers is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaeffers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schaeffers is the 1,227,038th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Schaeffers live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 124,170. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Limburg, where 43 percent live, North Brabant, where 19 percent live and North Holland, where 16 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Schaeffers Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Schaeffers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.81% less than the national average, earning R 140,664 per year; in United States they earn 28.1% more than the national average, earning $55,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 103.65% more than the national average, earning $101,179 CAD per year.

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