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Where Does The Last Name Schafer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Schafer (Arabic: شافر) is most common in The United States. It can be found as a variant: Schäfer or Scháfer. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schafer? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Schafer is the 11,365^th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 147,402 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Schafer reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 956,749^th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 98 people.

Schafer is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 34,659 people, or 1 in 10,458. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 10 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 84 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Schafer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Schafer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schafer last name grew 704 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 238 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schafer Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Schafer last name are 19.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.4% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schafer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 51.86% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,331 per year; in United States they earn 8.05% more than the national average, earning $46,624 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.94% more than the national average, earning $51,146 CAD per year.