Schefel Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Schefel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Schefel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schefel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schefel is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schefel? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,307,654th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Schefel live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Schefel is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany Schefel is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 73 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent reside. Barring Germany it exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 29 percent reside.
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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 Schefel
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