Schaffnit Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Schaffnit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schaffnit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2621:1,383,43195,756
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
France291:2,290,439180,028
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Schaffnit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schaffnit is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaffnit? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 778,856th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Schaffnit reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 262 people, or 1 in 1,383,431. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 30 percent live, Florida, where 8 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Schaffnit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schaffnit has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,092 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schaffnit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schaffnit last name are 29.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76% being registered with the political party.

Schaffnit earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.68% less than the national average, earning $32,070 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaffnitt954/
Jschaffnit952/
Schaaffnit950/
Schaffnite950/
Schafnit9412/
Shaffnit946/
Chaffnit940/
Schafnitt8934/
Shcaffnit891/
Schaffnet890/
Shafnit881/
Shafnitt820/
Schafnet820/
Shofnit750/
Safnet673/
Safnett633/
Shafneed591/
Safned530/
Safneed504/
Sofnets502/

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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 Schaffnit
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