Schafferer Surname

613,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Schafferer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schafferer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria4611:18,4722,840
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Schäfferer (25) are calculated separately.

Schafferer Last Name Facts

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

Schafferer has its highest incidence in Austria. It may also be rendered as a variant: Schäfferer. Click here for further possible spellings of Schafferer.

How Common Is The Last Name Schafferer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schafferer is the 613,453rd most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 14,488,163 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Schafferer reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Austria, where it is held by 461 people, or 1 in 18,472. In Austria Schafferer is most numerous in: Tyrol, where 87 percent live, Vienna, where 8 percent live and Carinthia, where 5 percent live. Apart from Austria it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 5 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Schafferer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schafferer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schafferer Last Name Statistics demography

Schafferer earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 21.17% less than the national average, earning 272,815 kr 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
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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 Schafferer
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