Schaffner Surname
Approximately 14,478 people bear this surname
Schaffner Surname Definition:
(German) The manager, or steward, of a household.
Schaffner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,585 | 1:64,899 | 7,588 |
| Germany | 3,630 | 1:22,178 | 2,939 |
| Switzerland | 3,039 | 1:2,703 | 325 |
| France | 973 | 1:68,266 | 9,462 |
| Canada | 228 | 1:161,603 | 16,308 |
| Uruguay | 171 | 1:20,069 | 2,291 |
| Argentina | 153 | 1:279,369 | 22,471 |
| Austria | 136 | 1:62,613 | 9,728 |
| Israel | 128 | 1:66,857 | 8,331 |
| Brazil | 88 | 1:2,432,663 | 74,473 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| Chile | 23 | 1:765,934 | 16,989 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Czechia | 22 | 1:483,340 | 51,393 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 640 | 1:78,467 | 8,301 |
The alternate forms: Schäffner (2,735) are calculated separately.
Schaffner (14) may also be a first name.
Schaffner Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) The manager, or steward, of a household.
(from an ancestor's occupation) Schaffner is a steward or manager of a business or an estate.
Schaffner Demographics
Average Male Schaffner Height
177.75 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Schaffner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schaffner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schaffner is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Schäffner. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schaffner? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 36,431st most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 503,353 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Schaffner live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.
The last name Schaffner is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 5,585 people, or 1 in 64,899. In The United States Schaffner is most common in: Ohio, where 11 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent reside and Switzerland, where 21 percent reside.
Schaffner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Schaffner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schaffner last name expanded 873 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schaffner Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Schaffner last name are 18.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.28% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Schaffner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 40.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,502 per year; in South Africa they earn 14.86% more than the national average, earning R 272,940 per year; in United States they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $45,432 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $49,334 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schäffner | 96 | 2,735 | / |
| Schaeffner | 95 | 351 | / |
| Schauffner | 95 | 8 | / |
| Schaffnner | 95 | 1 | / |
| Schaaffner | 95 | 1 | / |
| Shaffner | 94 | 1,918 | / |
| Schafner | 94 | 123 | / |
| Scaffner | 94 | 4 | / |
| Chaffner | 94 | 2 | / |
| Scheffner | 89 | 748 | / |
| Schoffner | 89 | 183 | / |
| Schöffner | 89 | 94 | / |
| Schaefner | 89 | 3 | / |
| Shcaffner | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shaeffner | 89 | 1 | / |
| Schafnear | 89 | 0 | / |
| Shauffner | 89 | 0 | / |
| Schaufner | 89 | 0 | / |
| Schafhner | 89 | 0 | / |
| Shaiffner | 89 | 0 | / |
| Shafner | 88 | 403 | / |
| Saffner | 88 | 9 | / |
| Schaffnerová | 86 | 16 | / |
| Schoeffner | 84 | 49 | / |
| Schoffnere | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chaffenner | 84 | 0 | / |
| Shoffner | 82 | 3,624 | / |
| Schefner | 82 | 251 | / |
| Sheffner | 82 | 111 | / |
| Schofner | 82 | 86 | / |
| Schäfner | 82 | 35 | / |
| Szaffner | 82 | 31 | / |
| Sahffner | 82 | 4 | / |
| Sheafner | 82 | 3 | / |
| Shaufner | 82 | 0 | / |
| Scoffner | 82 | 0 | / |
| Safner | 80 | 125 | / |
| Schöpfner | 78 | 28 | / |
| Shoffneer | 78 | 2 | / |
| Shoeffner | 78 | 1 | / |
| Schoefner | 78 | 1 | / |
| Scheifner | 78 | 1 | / |
| Scheffnir | 78 | 0 | / |
| Schopfner | 78 | 0 | / |
| Schäffnerová | 76 | 1 | / |
| Shofner | 75 | 2,597 | / |
| Soffner | 75 | 735 | / |
| Shefner | 75 | 466 | / |
| Szafner | 75 | 198 | / |
| Seffner | 75 | 168 | / |
| Söffner | 75 | 40 | / |
| Safnger | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zaffner | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shafnir | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schoepfner | 74 | 20 | / |
| Soeffner | 71 | 46 | / |
| Shopfner | 71 | 34 | / |
| Szeffner | 71 | 31 | / |
| Sewffner | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shefneer | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shosfner | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shoffnir | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shoufner | 71 | 0 | / |
| Szaffnerová | 70 | 13 | / |
| Sefner | 67 | 90 | / |
| Safnir | 67 | 55 | / |
| Šafner | 67 | 36 | / |
| Sofner | 67 | 17 | / |
| Söfner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zafner | 67 | 1 | / |
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