Schaffo Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schaffo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schaffo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
France41:16,605,680368,153

Schaffo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schaffo occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaffo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Schaffo is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schaffo are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Switzerland, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 513,307. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Zürich, where 75 percent reside, Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel, where 13 percent reside and Canton of Bern, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Switzerland this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in France, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scaffo92291/
Chaffo92215/
Shaffo9246/
Schaffa8638/
Chaffot8637/
Chaffos8622/
Chaffou8619/
Shaffou868/
Chaffoo864/
Chaffoy863/
Shaffoo861/
Shaffos860/
Saffo831,472/
Shafo83162/
Chafo8392/
Scafo8345/
Chaffois80264/
Chaiffou8010/
Chaffoit801/
Shaffouh801/
Schaffas800/
Chaffa771,974/
Scaffa77357/
Shaffa77242/
Saffou77117/
Choffo7786/
Chafou7775/
Saffos7755/
Sheffo7751/
Chafos7739/
Shafou7725/
Schafa779/
Saffoo776/
Saffoh776/
Shafoo774/
Shafot774/
Saffop771/
Chaifo771/
Shafod771/
Saiffo771/
Sahafo771/
Chafoy771/
Seaffo771/
Shafoi771/
Shaifo771/
Shahfo771/
Scaifo770/
Schaffath750/
Safo7319,896/
Shafout71294/
Chaffaa71206/
Chafouz71196/
Chaifou71189/
Chaffat7147/
Shaffat7138/
Shaffah7126/
Sheaffa7126/
Shafoup7126/
Shaffau7125/
Chafous7125/
Chaffah7124/
Schoffa7121/
Chaifoo7117/
Schaffasch7113/
Chouffo7111/
Shaffaz715/
Sheiffo712/
Schaffhaus712/
Cheiffo712/
Shafood712/
Shatfod711/
Shaifoo711/
Shaffad711/
Shafoos711/
Shaafou711/
Scheffa711/
Chayfou711/
Chauffa711/
Chaffaï711/
Chafffa711/
Chafois711/
Chadfou711/
Chafoud711/
Shaeffa711/
Schafas711/
Shaffeu711/
Shaifot711/
Shaffas710/
Saffott710/
Saffa6721,761/
Shafa6714,247/
Safou677,127/
Chafa673,557/
Safoa671,260/
Soffo67998/
Shaafout67878/
Scafa67628/
Chaffaut67366/
Shefo67298/
Chaffaud67254/
Safos67233/
Chouffot67200/
Cheiffou6789/
Chaffaux6774/
Šaffo6774/
Seffo6768/
Saifo6755/
Xhafo6749/
Safoz6749/
Seafo6743/
Chauffat6738/
Safoh6732/
Chaffatt6730/
Zaffo6721/
Saufo6719/
Sayfo6718/
Chofo6717/
Saafo6717/
Shaafoot6714/
Saefo6712/
Sheiffou6711/
Safoo6710/
Shofo674/
Safot674/
Scafà673/
Safoi673/
Chaifotz672/
Shaffaat672/
Siafo672/
Schoffeu672/
Safod671/
Safoy671/
Shafoost671/
Shaffatt671/
Sahfo671/
Chaaifou671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schaffo
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