Schaffels Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schaffels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schaffels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands941:179,65125,733
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Schaffels Last Name Facts

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

Schaffels is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaffels? popularity and diffusion

Schaffels is the 1,573,888th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Schaffels reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 179,651. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 72 percent live, South Holland, where 15 percent live and North Holland, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Schaffels Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Schaffels earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.25% more than the national average, earning $44,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.71% more than the national average, earning $63,949 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheffels89373/
Shaffeels891/
Schaufels891/
Saffels88133/
Saffeels82115/
Sheffels8260/
Schefels8222/
Saffells820/
Sheffiels782/
Scheffles781/
Scheifels781/
Saffles75269/
Seffels7517/
Chafles751/
Shefels750/
Sheffles711/
Shafless710/
Safles6725/
Schoflest671/
Chofles6367/
Seefels6320/
Seifels630/
Saphels630/
Shoufles591/
Shoifless560/
Sefles5311/
Soifils50111/
Seifils504/
Zaifils501/

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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 Schaffels
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