Schalfer Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Australia

Schalfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schalfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Schalfer Last Name Facts

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

Schalfer occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schalfer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schalfer is the 5,587,209th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Schalfer are found; 58 percent are found in South America and 58 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name Schalfer is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil Schalfer is mostly found in: Santa Catarina, where 100 percent reside. Other than Brazil this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Schalfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schalfer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schalfer surname rose 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schalfer Last Name Statistics demography

Schalfer earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schalffer944/
Schaulfer942/
Schalpfer941/
Schallfer940/
Scalfer9325/
Shalfer932/
Scholfer881/
Salfer86590/
Shelfer80467/
Salfier8021/
Salfert8011/
Salfeer801/
Shalferova781/
Sallfert7536/
Solfer719/
Salferová712/
Zalfer711/
Salfire6711/
Solfert676/
Solfier671/
Salphier631/
Seilfert631/
Salfirova592/
Solfre571/
Zolfer570/
Solpher531/
Zeilfer530/
Soulpher500/

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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 Schalfer
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