Scheefer Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Scheefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scheefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Argentina501:854,86855,754
United States361:10,068,304413,125
France111:6,038,429280,838
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Scheefer Last Name Facts

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

Scheefer is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Scheefer.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheefer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Scheefer is the 1,295,379th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Scheefer live; 39 percent live in Western Europe and 33 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 1,518,971. In Germany Scheefer is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 36 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent are found and Hamburg, where 13 percent are found. Besides Germany Scheefer occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Scheefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scheefer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scheefer last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scheefer Last Name Statistics demography

Scheefer earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.28% more than the national average, earning $44,566 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheeffer94253/
Scheefert940/
Schefer935,210/
Sheefer9319/
Cheefer930/
Schaefer8895,038/
Scheffer8821,426/
Schiefer8811,257/
Scheifer88828/
Scheafer88325/
Schoefer88320/
Schefert887/
Schefeer886/
Schuefer885/
Schepfer882/
Sheeffer882/
Scheufer881/
Schhefer881/
Cheeffer881/
Shchefer881/
Shefer8613,172/
Chefer86404/
Seefer8625/
Schaeffer8237,756/
Schieffer822,038/
Schoepfer82590/
Scheaffer82553/
Scheiffer82435/
Scheffert82387/
Schoeffer82207/
Schuepfer8253/
Schaefeer826/
Scheufier825/
Schiiefer824/
Schueffer823/
Scheffier823/
Schaefier822/
Schefferd822/
Scheifier822/
Schefferr822/
Sscheffer822/
Schaepfer822/
Scheapfer821/
Schettfer821/
Scheffeer821/
Scheffesr821/
Schaeferr821/
Shceeffer821/
Sceheffer820/
Scheepher820/
Scheufher820/
Scheipfer820/
Schäfer80228,242/
Schafer8049,440/
Sheffer806,292/
Schöfer801,639/
Schofer80999/
Shaefer80858/
Cheffer80767/
Sheyfer80764/
Schifer80310/
Sheafer80296/
Shefeer80154/
Sheifer80103/
Cheifer8057/
Seefert8037/
Chepfer8024/
Sheferd8017/
Sceffer8015/
Shiefer8014/
Schõfer8014/
Shepfer8012/
Schéfer808/
Shoefer804/
Shefier803/
Shefert802/
Shesfer802/
Sciefer802/
Cheafer801/
Shuefer801/
Seeferd801/
Chefere801/
Sehefer801/
Sceifer801/
Cheufer801/
Ceeffer800/
Scheiffert7846/
Schaefferr783/
Schaeffier781/
Scheferová781/
Schaehffer781/
Schaeffear780/
Schaefffer780/
Sefer778,509/
Cefer7791/
Schaffer7547,021/
Schiffer7517,215/
Schäffer7510,638/
Sheaffer755,628/
Shaeffer753,341/
Schöpfer752,691/
Schopfer752,061/
Seehafer751,282/
Schoffer75421/
Schipfer75354/
Schöffer75318/
Shefferd75140/
Cheffert7577/
Sheffert7571/
Sheiffer7548/
Schäfert7532/
Schahfer7530/
Schaufer7522/
Schaëfer7519/
Cheiffer7517/
Schafier7511/
Cheffere7510/
Schaifer759/
Shoeffer755/
Cheffher753/
Schaafer753/
Shepferd752/
Shoepfer752/
Shaefeer752/
Schifere752/
Schapfer752/
Schaferr752/
Sceaffer751/
Scehafer751/
Schafear751/
Schafeer751/
Schawfer751/
Schcifer751/
Schiferd751/
Schifert751/
Scieffer751/
Shhaefer751/
Shieffer751/
Seejafer751/
Shefherd751/
Shefferr751/
Schisfer751/
Schäferr751/
Schähfer751/
Schäpfer751/
Sechffer751/
Schéffer751/
Schöfert751/
Schepher751/
Scehffer751/
Szheffer751/
Schuifer750/
Sceiffer750/
Shaefier750/
Scheiferová743/
Schefferová742/
D'Schieffer741/
Shafer7136,432/
Seifer712,012/
Szefer711,877/
Siefer71887/
Seffer71847/
Seufer71358/
Seyfer71218/
Sefere71147/
Shofer71107/
Sefert71102/
Schäffert7171/
Schauffer7149/
Sefier7145/
Shyfer7144/
Shifer7143/
Sefeer7138/
Shefir7130/
Chifer7130/
Soefer7122/
Schaffier7119/
Schapheer7119/
Schaepher7119/
Sheferova7115/
Ceffer7113/
Schaiffer7111/
Schyffert718/
Seehoefer717/
Schoepher715/
Sahfer715/
Seafer715/
Schepherd715/
Schaaffer714/
Shäfer714/
Setfer713/
Saefer713/
Shefyr713/
Schaffher712/
Sheepherd712/
Cefeur712/
Ceafer711/
Ceifer711/
Schafferr711/
Schausfer711/
Schephert711/
Schiffher711/
Sheffeird711/
Shehaffer711/
Chefir711/
Schaufeur711/
Schaipfer711/
Schoiffer711/
Schopffer711/
Schiffier711/
Sefger711/
Scäfer711/
Schöpffer711/
Sejfer711/
Seferh711/
Sefeir711/
Schafffer711/
Sheaffeer711/
Schaeffir710/
Schifferd710/
Sohfer710/
Seferd710/
Scifer710/
Seifert6781,327/
Shaffer6778,293/
Siefert678,052/
Seufert676,731/
Seyfert673,492/
Shiffer671,956/
Shafeer671,955/
Seiffer67367/
Seyffer67330/
Schauffert67293/
Shaifer67256/
Schäferová67193/
Seiferd67149/
Chaufer67137/
Szeffer67125/
Szaefer67116/
Szeifer67107/
Chiffer6797/
Shoffer6791/
Schafir6779/
Shepher6777/
Shafier6772/
Seifere6772/
Sciffer6764/
Sieffer6761/
Seffert6757/
Seuffer6749/
Soiefer6746/
Seafert6731/
Scifert6731/
Shyffer6731/
Sieferd6723/
Seffier6717/
Chifere6716/
Shoyfer6715/
Shaufer6715/
Shoufer6714/
Chaifer6713/
Sejfert6712/
Seaferd6711/
Sapheer6710/
Sahffer677/
Seferth675/
Sehfert675/
Safheer675/
Shuyfer674/
Sshafer674/
Showfer674/
Shahfer673/
Seuzfer672/
Schöferová672/
Ceifert672/
Shifere672/
Shitfer672/
Schäferova672/
Choifer672/
Shoifer672/
Shuifer671/
Shopfer671/
Shiferd671/
Shipfer671/
Seaffer671/
Seferrt671/
Sehafer671/
Seifeir671/
Sevfert671/
Sewfert671/
Seyferd671/
Shavfer671/
Shaferh671/
Shaafer671/
Shifear671/
Shsafer671/
Schaawffer671/
Seiferp671/
Scäffer671/
Szefier671/
Chaoueffer671/
Chifert671/
Scaifer671/
Setfert671/
Sefferd670/
Sciferd670/
Scipher670/
Scypher670/
Scyferd670/
Ceiferd670/
Shifert670/
Shapfer670/
Shepheherd670/
Schiffertt670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scheefer
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