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 most in Brazil. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schaifer? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname 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.
Schaifer is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Paraná, where 40 percent live, Rio Grande do Sul, where 40 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 20 percent live. Other than Brazil this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.
Schaifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Schaifer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schaifer last name contracted 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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