Schaffen Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chile

Schaffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schaffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Schaffen (5) may also be a first name.

Schaffen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schaffen is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaffen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Schaffen is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Schaffen reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 5,493,085th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 5 people.

Schaffen is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 50 percent are found and Oregon, where 50 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 20 percent are found and Chile, where 20 percent are found.

Schaffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schaffen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schaffen last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaeffen941/
Chaffen93118/
Shaffen933/
Schafen932/
Schoffen88937/
Scheffen88446/
Schaffin886/
Schaefen883/
Shaffien883/
Shaffeen881/
Chaffenk880/
Saffen8683/
Chafen8675/
Shafen8632/
Chaffn861/
Schöffend8240/
Schafehen8215/
Schaffion821/
Schaffnck821/
Schoeffen821/
Schaffint820/
Chaffin8013,927/
Shafeen80538/
Schäfen8061/
Shafien8038/
Shaffin8028/
Schafin8018/
Schefen8013/
Scaffin8011/
Shafeng806/
Shoffen805/
Saffeen803/
Sheffen802/
Sceffen801/
Sheafen801/
Shahfen801/
Shaifen801/
Chaufen801/
Chafeng801/
Shafaen801/
Schofen800/
Sahafen800/
Chaffem800/
Choffen800/
Schöffendt781/
Safen7724/
Scheufen75290/
Shaafeen7547/
Scheifen7541/
Shaffina7529/
Chauffin7522/
Schöfend7510/
Chaufeen755/
Schafing755/
Cheaffin753/
Schoffem752/
Schefenn752/
Shazfeen751/
Shafeenk751/
Shaafien751/
Sahafeen751/
Chazffin751/
Scheafin751/
Sahafien751/
Shaffyna751/
Shasfeen751/
Schoffin750/
Cheiffen750/
Chaiffin750/
Shafin716,430/
Chafin715,017/
Saffin71698/
Safeen71194/
Seffen71137/
Soffen7194/
Safien7164/
Saifen7114/
Schöffing7112/
Schayphen715/
Shofen714/
Safeng714/
Shafyn714/
Saufen713/
Scafin711/
Shaefn711/
Chouffeng711/
Safend711/
Schoepfen710/
Shefen710/
Sohfen710/
Chafem710/
Shafina67361/
Saafeen67328/
Scoffin67261/
Choffin67205/
Shefeen6756/
Sahafin6733/
Chaffim6733/
Seiffen6727/
Safn6720/
Sheffin6714/
Saffina6711/
Chowfen6710/
Chaufin679/
Saafien677/
Shahfin675/
Chasfin674/
Shoffin674/
Shafeem674/
Shafyna674/
Soffien673/
Satfeng672/
Saifeng671/
Satffin671/
Chafinn671/
Hsafeen671/
Shoufen671/
Seffeen671/
Shaifin671/
Shaafin671/
Shofeen671/
Saffink671/
Schofin671/
Seafeen671/
Seaffin671/
Saefuen671/
Shuifen671/
Sheafin670/
Suiffen670/
Sheifen670/
Shaufin670/

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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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  • 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 Schaffen
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