Schafner Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Schafner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schafner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Austria101:851,54467,454
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

The alternate forms: Schäfner (35) are calculated separately.

Schafner Last Name Facts

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

Schafner is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant: Schäfner. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schafner? popularity and diffusion

Schafner is the 1,628,521st most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Schafner is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Schafner are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 6,358,929. In The United States Schafner is most numerous in: Alabama, where 26 percent live, Texas, where 21 percent live and Florida, where 19 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 28 percent live and Austria, where 8 percent live.

Schafner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schafner has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schafner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schafner surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Schafner earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.88% less than the national average, earning R 47,808 per year and in United States they earn 23% less than the national average, earning $33,223 USD per year.

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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 Schafner
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