Schaffter Surname

291,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schaffter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schaffter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland6181:13,2902,201
United States3171:1,143,40482,127
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
France261:2,554,720189,486
Finland61:916,11741,832
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

The alternate forms: Schäffter (59) are calculated separately.

Schaffter Last Name Facts

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

Schaffter is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Schäffter. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaffter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 291,225th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,546,078 people. The last name Schaffter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Schaffter live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 30 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Schaffter is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 618 people, or 1 in 13,290. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Republic and Canton of the Jura, where 33 percent are found, Canton of Bern, where 21 percent are found and Canton of Vaud, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Switzerland it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 22 percent are found.

Schaffter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schaffter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schaffter surname increased 556 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schaffter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schaffter are 30.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.46% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schaffter earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.62% less than the national average, earning $42,880 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.93% more than the national average, earning $65,546 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schäffter9659/
Schaeffter9557/
Schaiffter950/
Schafter94112/
Shaffter948/
Scheffter8974/
Schaefter8922/
Schöffter892/
Schasfter891/
Schaafter890/
Schafteer890/
Shafter88494/
Chafter8813/
Schoeffter84218/
Schefter82600/
Schäfter82299/
Schofter820/
Shaefter820/
Shaufter820/
Safter80229/
Schoefter789/
Scheifter781/
Shefter75168/
Shofter7520/
Saftere752/
Safther752/
Shabter751/
Shawter750/
Scofter750/
Shawther710/
Sefter6750/
Savter6727/
Softer6717/
Sawter676/
Sabter674/
Schowtter672/
Seiffeter671/

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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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  • 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 Schaffter
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