Schaffers Surname

450,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schaffers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schaffers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3701:146,42616,705
Netherlands1341:126,02419,691
Germany1151:700,04753,529
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Schäffers (39) are calculated separately.

Schaffers Last Name Facts

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

Schaffers is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Schäffers. Click here for other possible spellings of Schaffers.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaffers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 450,362nd most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,652,379 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Schaffers live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 370 people, or 1 in 146,426. In South Africa Schaffers is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 86 percent live, Northern Cape, where 6 percent live and Gauteng, where 4 percent live. Not including South Africa Schaffers is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 18 percent live and Germany, where 15 percent live.

Schaffers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schaffers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schaffers surname rose 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schaffers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schaffers surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schaffers earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.28% more than the national average, earning R 257,316 per year and in United States they earn 8.28% less than the national average, earning $39,575 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
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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 Schaffers
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