Schafnitzel Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schafnitzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Schafnitzel Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1041:774,09157,434
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Schafnitzel Last Name Facts

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

Schafnitzel occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schafnitzel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schafnitzel is the 1,785,358th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Schafnitzel are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 774,091. In Germany Schafnitzel is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 96 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent reside and Hesse, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schafnitzl9513/
Shventsel6038/

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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 Schafnitzel
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