Schaffitz Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Schaffitz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Schaffitz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schaffitz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schaffitz is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schaffitz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Schaffitz is the 3,798,600th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Schaffitz live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 483,113. In Switzerland Schaffitz is most numerous in: Canton of Zürich, where 65 percent are found, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, where 24 percent are found and Canton of Schaffhausen, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Switzerland it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chafitz | 88 | 82 | / |
| Saffitz | 88 | 37 | / |
| Chaffetz | 82 | 27 | / |
| Schafetz | 82 | 11 | / |
| Shaefitz | 82 | 10 | / |
| Shaffetz | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shafiz | 80 | 63 | / |
| Chaiffetz | 78 | 9 | / |
| Chafidz | 75 | 321 | / |
| Shaffic | 75 | 9 | / |
| Chofitz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shafaiz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shahfiz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shaafiz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shafizs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schafez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shefitz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schefiz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Safietz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Cheyfitz | 71 | 31 | / |
| Cheifitz | 71 | 27 | / |
| Safiz | 71 | 22 | / |
| Shahfaiz | 71 | 10 | / |
| Shaffich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafic | 67 | 206 | / |
| Cheiffetz | 67 | 21 | / |
| Shafez | 67 | 7 | / |
| Saffic | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saifiz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Schaffitz
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