Schafers Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Schafers Surname User-submission:

The surname originally came from Germany, a slight misspelling of the last name, schäfer, meaning 'shepard'.

Schafers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Wales81:386,81619,671
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Schäfers (6,037) are calculated separately.

Schafers Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname originally came from Germany, a slight misspelling of the last name, schäfer, meaning 'shepard'.

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Schafers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schafers is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Schäfers. Click here to see other potential spellings of Schafers.

How Common Is The Last Name Schafers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schafers is the 788,513th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Schafers reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 1,959,237. In The United States Schafers is most common in: Kansas, where 21 percent live, Nebraska, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 15 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 30 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Schafers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schafers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schafers surname expanded 804 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schafers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schafers surname are 31.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.38% registered with the party.

The amount Schafers earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.6% less than the national average, earning R 186,300 per year; in United States they earn 13.22% more than the national average, earning $48,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.81% less than the national average, earning $47,294 CAD per year.

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