Schaefgen Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Schaefgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schaefgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Schaefgen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schaefgen is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Schaefgen.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaefgen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,637,889th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Schaefgen reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 4,072,572. In The United States Schaefgen is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 30 percent reside, Tennessee, where 18 percent reside and Minnesota, where 13 percent reside. Apart from The United States Schaefgen is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 21 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Schaefgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schaefgen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schaefgen last name rose 989 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schaefgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schaefgen last name are 46.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 92.86% registered to vote for the party.

Schaefgen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.32% more than the national average, earning $55,799 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheifgen8945/
Schiefgen8926/
Scheufgen8917/
Schaefein891/
Scheuffgen8446/
Scheiffgen8417/
Schäfgen82141/
Shefgeen821/
Safgen801/
Shefgin756/
Seifgen751/
Soeffgen712/
Shafeene711/
Savgen6749/
Cevgen6734/
Shaheveen671/

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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 Schaefgen
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