Schafferus Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Schafferus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Schafferus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schafferus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schafferus is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Schafferus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schafferus? popularity and diffusion
The surname Schafferus is the 2,876,555th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Schafferus are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,872,220. In Germany Schafferus is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 35 percent reside, Bavaria, where 16 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Schafferus exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 2 percent reside and Israel, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schafierus | 90 | 6 | / |
| Saferus | 82 | 2 | / |
| Shafarus | 78 | 23 | / |
| Chaferou | 78 | 2 | / |
| Saferrus | 78 | 0 | / |
| Shafairus | 74 | 1 | / |
| Safetrust | 74 | 1 | / |
| Saffaraus | 74 | 0 | / |
| Shafiru | 71 | 66 | / |
| Saffiru | 71 | 5 | / |
| Seferus | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zaferus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaffiraud | 70 | 40 | / |
| Saffarraus | 70 | 0 | / |
| Safarush | 67 | 23 | / |
| Chafirou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Safirous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safarous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sepharus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Safiru | 63 | 76 | / |
| Chouferou | 63 | 2 | / |
| Shahfiruz | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zaferu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sheforous | 63 | 0 | / |
| Safirou | 59 | 23 | / |
| Sefirus | 59 | 1 | / |
| Safairu | 59 | 1 | / |
| Zaferou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shaphiru | 56 | 5 | / |
| Shafiroz | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sapherud | 56 | 1 | / |
| Zafeirou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sophorus | 56 | 0 | / |
| Zafiru | 50 | 12 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Schafferus
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