Schaffus Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schaffus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schaffus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Schäffus (1) are calculated separately.

Schaffus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schaffus is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Schäffus. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaffus? popularity and diffusion

Schaffus is the 7,593,402nd most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Schaffus is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schaffus reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schaffus is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 33 percent live, Bavaria, where 17 percent live and Bremen, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schäffus961/
Schaffuss943/
Schaffusz941/
Schafus931/
Chaffus930/
Schaffhaus892/
Schauffeus891/
Schaufus8858/
Schaffuß8817/
Scheffus886/
Schafuss882/
Chaffuis880/
Shaffu8636/
Chaffu8614/
Shafus861/
Chafus860/
Schaffhause844/
Schaufuss8270/
Schafhaus8224/
Schaffuit820/
Schefus8036/
Shaffau8025/
Chafous8025/
Chaffou8019/
Chafaus809/
Shaffou808/
Shaufus805/
Shaiffu802/
Shaffeu801/
Shaffud801/
Seaffus800/
Sheffus800/
Shaffut800/
Shaffos800/
Chafuis800/
Choffus800/
Chafu77458/
Shafu77254/
Saffu7747/
Safus773/
Chaffaut75366/
Schaufuß75290/
Chaffaud75254/
Chaffaux7574/
Sauffaus7532/
Chaiffou7510/
Schefuss753/
Schefuhs752/
Schoffeu752/
Shaffouh751/
Shaffuit750/
Chaifu71691/
Shafau71322/
Saffou71117/
Schophaus71103/
Chafou7175/
Chauffaut7155/
Saffos7155/
Shaifu7149/
Seafus7128/
Schafforz7127/
Shafeu7126/
Shafou7125/
Chafut7125/
Chauffaud7121/
Shafui7119/
Siaffu7113/
Chafuz719/
Shafut717/
Schaphaus717/
Chofus716/
Cehfus716/
Ceafus715/
Safeus714/
Saufus713/
Saffui713/
Chafud713/
Sahafu712/
Saifus711/
Saffau711/
Shofus711/
Shayfu711/
Shaafu711/
Shaufu711/
Shoffu711/
Safuis711/
Chafui711/
Saiffu711/
Safu671,773/
Shafout67294/
Chafouz67196/
Chaifou67189/
Schefuß6752/
Saufaus6751/
Shafoup6726/
Seafous6724/
Chafaux6720/
Seafuse6717/
Sephfus6715/
Shaffoe6713/
Schaaphaus6712/
Saffaux6711/
Sahafuj676/
Shafahu676/
Shaifud676/
Shafaut675/
Shafudd672/
Shaffoo671/
Shaifui671/
Shafoos671/
Shaafou671/
Chayfou671/
Chadfou671/
Chafoud671/
Shahfud671/
Sephaus670/

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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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  • 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 Schaffus
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