Schaffel Surname

523,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Schaffel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schaffel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3301:1,098,36079,589
Brazil2451:873,77331,471
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
England41:13,929,515290,718
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Schäffel (125) are calculated separately.

Schaffel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schaffel has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant: Schäffel. Click here for further possible spellings of Schaffel.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaffel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 523,160th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 11,735,179 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Schaffel live; 57 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 330 people, or 1 in 1,098,360. In The United States Schaffel is most numerous in: Illinois, where 26 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and California, where 14 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 39 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Schaffel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schaffel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,320 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schaffel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schaffel surname are 21.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.58% registered with the political party.

The amount Schaffel earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 51.34% more than the national average, earning $65,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.42% more than the national average, earning $54,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schäffel96125/
Schaffeld94981/
Schaeffel9472/
Schauffel9447/
Scheaffel9410/
Schaffell949/
Chaffel9356/
Schafel9319/
Shaffel932/
Schaffeldt8912/
Schauffeld892/
Scheffel887,557/
Schöffel882,469/
Schoffel88257/
Schaufel88193/
Shaffell8847/
Schapfel8846/
Schafeld8835/
Schaifel8818/
Shaffeld884/
Schaefel883/
Schaeffl882/
Schawfel881/
Shauffel881/
Chauffel881/
Scaffell880/
Chaffell880/
Schaffil880/
Saffel86497/
Shafel8647/
Chafel8642/
Scafel861/
Shaffl861/
Schafl861/
Schauffeldt841/
Schoeffel82992/
Schaufeld8251/
Schapfeld8230/
Schöffeld8221/
Schaifele829/
Scheuffel827/
Scheffell823/
Schoffeld821/
Schofpfel821/
Schoffell820/
Saffell801,930/
Choffel80863/
Schöffl80334/
Sheffel80250/
Shafeel80196/
Schapfl80177/
Schäffl8075/
Scheffl8065/
Schofel8046/
Schefel8021/
Schöfel8011/
Schaufl809/
Schoffl808/
Shoffel807/
Shafael805/
Shafiel804/
Shaifel804/
Sceffel803/
Shaufel802/
Shafuel802/
Shafell801/
Shaafel801/
Schäfel801/
Shafelt800/
Saffiel800/
Scheiffele78598/
Scheffeell780/
Safel77323/
Saffl771/
Shafl771/
Schöpfel75260/
Schofeld75132/
Scheifel7588/
Schofell7583/
Schoefel7529/
Schopfel7528/
Scheufel7520/
Scoffell7519/
Sheffiel7513/
Shayfele759/
Schofiel757/
Schoeffl756/
Choffell752/
Schofeel752/
Schefeel752/
Scheiffl751/
Sadffell751/
Saffeell751/
Chatfeld751/
Shaufeel751/
Shahaffl751/
Shoeffel751/
Shafeesl751/
Saffiell750/
Sheffell750/
Schafild750/
Shoffeld750/
Schevfel750/
Scoffiel750/
Chapfell750/
Shapfell750/
Shaefell750/
Schöffelová746/
Schäffelová744/
Scheifele711,190/
Safiel711,061/
Chafil71493/
Soffel71395/
Safeel71316/
Schöfl71273/
Shafil71256/
Shefel7198/
Seffel7188/
Schoepfel7178/
Schäfl7146/
Sheiffele7138/
Saifel7135/
Shofel7134/
Szafel7123/
Shaufl7118/
Safell7117/
Söffel7117/
Safeld7113/
Saffil717/
Safael716/
Shafll715/
Schofiell713/
Schofl713/
Chofel713/
Scefel712/
Schefl712/
Saafel712/
Safuel712/
Sadfel711/
Schotfelt711/
Scofel711/
Schowfeld711/
Shaifl711/
Schaepfil710/
Safelt710/
Chaufeldt710/
Saffll710/
Schoffild710/
Shahafell710/
Schofeldt710/
Schoufeld710/
Scheifl67248/
Sheyfel6790/
Saffill6752/
Szeffel6750/
Sheefel6739/
Schöpfl6737/
Sheifel6722/
Saifoel6719/
Sahfeld6718/
Schoefl6716/
Safeldt6716/
Safl6715/
Scoffil6713/
Saafeld6712/
Shefeel678/
Shaifil677/
Zapffel676/
Schottfeld675/
Schäfflová673/
Schöfflová672/
Schäfelová672/
Chhofel672/
Chosfel671/
Schöfelová671/
Soffell671/
Shofelt671/
Shopfel671/
Seafelt671/
Hseffel671/
Scofiel671/
Souffel671/
Shafleh671/
Choifel671/
Chaflet671/
Sophael671/
Saphael671/
Shafi'l671/
Seffell670/
Sayfelt670/
Chaphel670/
Seafeld670/
Sheffil670/
Scofell670/

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