Schaifer Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Schaifer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
Schaifer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schaifer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schaifer is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schaifer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Schaifer is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Schaifer reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 56 percent reside in Luso-South America.
This surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Paraná, where 40 percent reside, Rio Grande do Sul, where 40 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 20 percent reside. Other than Brazil this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.
Schaifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Schaifer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schaifer surname decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Schaifer
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