Schaper Surname
Approximately 17,152 people bear this surname
Schaper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11,376 | 1:7,077 | 880 |
| United States | 3,726 | 1:97,278 | 10,850 |
| Netherlands | 785 | 1:21,512 | 3,412 |
| Brazil | 270 | 1:792,868 | 28,787 |
| Australia | 234 | 1:115,366 | 12,799 |
| South Africa | 173 | 1:313,166 | 29,785 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| Panama | 37 | 1:105,737 | 3,952 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Austria | 27 | 1:315,386 | 35,058 |
| Mexico | 23 | 1:5,396,792 | 30,197 |
| Denmark | 23 | 1:245,422 | 19,084 |
| Poland | 19 | 1:2,000,460 | 98,816 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Liechtenstein | 5 | 1:7,676 | 1,080 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 35 | 1:696,439 | 33,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 269 | 1:186,687 | 16,510 |
The alternate forms: Schäper (1,491) are calculated separately.
Schaper (15) may also be a first name.
Schaper Demographics
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Schaper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schaper Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schaper occurs most in Germany. It may occur as a variant: Schäper. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schaper? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 31,144th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 424,880 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Schaper live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe. Schaper is also the 2,900,335th most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.
The surname Schaper is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 11,376 people, or 1 in 7,077. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 58 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 5 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and The Netherlands, where 5 percent live.
Schaper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Schaper has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,385 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schaper Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schaper last name are 36.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.81% registered with the party.
The amount Schaper earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.13% less than the national average, earning 207,213 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.87% more than the national average, earning R 372,792 per year; in United States they earn 7.86% more than the national average, earning $46,540 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $52,512 CAD per year.
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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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