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
The surname Schaifer occurs most in Brazil. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Schaifer.
How Common Is The Last Name Schaifer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Schaifer live; 67 percent live in South America and 56 percent live in Luso-South America.
This last name is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Paraná, where 40 percent reside, Rio Grande do Sul, where 40 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.
Schaifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Schaifer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 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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