Schaefter Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Schaefter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schaefter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Schaefter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schaefter occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Schaefter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaefter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schaefter is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Schaefter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Schaefter live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 6,708,788. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 67 percent are found, Bavaria, where 17 percent are found and Berlin, where 8 percent are found. Besides Germany Schaefter exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Schaefter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schaefter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schaefter last name expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schaefter Last Name Statistics demography

Schaefter earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaeffter9557/
Schefter94600/
Schafter94112/
Schaefte941/
Shaefter940/
Schaffter891,314/
Scheffter8974/
Schoefter899/
Scheifter891/
Schiefter891/
Schafteer890/
Schaafter890/
Shafter88494/
Shefter88168/
Schoeffter84218/
Schaiffter840/
Schäfter82299/
Shaffter828/
Schofter820/
Shaufter820/
Safter80229/
Sefter8050/
Schäffter7859/
Schöffter782/
Seifter75302/
Shevter7549/
Sheftir7521/
Shofter7520/
Safther752/
Seufter751/
Szefter751/
Shawter750/
Shahefti7128/
Shawther710/
Sewter67335/
Softer6717/
Sawter676/
Schowtter672/
Seiffeter671/
Shaheefta671/

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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 Schaefter
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