Schaffener Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Schaffener Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schaffener Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:15,759,084542,937
France131:5,109,440259,941
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Schaffener Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schaffener is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaffener? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,228,735th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. Schaffener is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Schaffener are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 15,759,084. In The United States Schaffener is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 65 percent live, North Carolina, where 30 percent live and Maryland, where 4 percent live. Beside The United States Schaffener is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 35 percent live and Argentina, where 3 percent live.

Schaffener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schaffener has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schaffener last name grew 767 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schaffener Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schaffener surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Schaffener earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.69% more than the national average, earning $52,508 USD per year.

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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 Schaffener
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