Schaffler Surname

324,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Schaffler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schaffler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria4871:17,4852,659
United States3311:1,095,04279,381
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Hungary671:146,51213,290
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Canada391:944,75971,777
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Schäffler (4,853) are calculated separately.

Schaffler Last Name Facts

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

Schaffler occurs in Austria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Schäffler. For other possible spellings of Schaffler click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaffler? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 324,858th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,359,115 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Schaffler live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Austria, where it is held by 487 people, or 1 in 17,485. In Austria Schaffler is mostly concentrated in: Styria, where 74 percent reside, Vienna, where 9 percent reside and Salzburg, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Austria it is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Schaffler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schaffler surname are 6.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.49% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schaffler earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 10.55% less than the national average, earning R 212,556 per year; in United States they earn 23.69% more than the national average, earning $53,371 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.78% more than the national average, earning $59,011 CAD 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schaffler
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