Schefele Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Schefele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schefele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:2,785,90397,972
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Schefele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schefele is found most in England. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Schefele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schefele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Schefele live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Schefele is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,785,903. In England it is mostly found in: Essex, where 50 percent are found and Greater London, where 50 percent are found. Not including England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Schefele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schefele has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schefele last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheufele941,388/
Scheifele941,190/
Schiefele94231/
Schefeler942/
Schaefele941/
Scheffele941/
Schewfele941/
Schejfele941/
Schevfele941/
Schoefele940/
Schefle9335/
Scheiffele89598/
Scheuffele89520/
Scheffeler8913/
Scheifle883/
Sceufele881/
Sheufele881/
Sheifele881/
Schepfle881/
Chefeler881/
Sefele86232/
Shefle860/
Scheiffelle843/
Sheiffele8238/
Scheufeli8211/
Schaifele829/
Scheiffle822/
Schofiele822/
Schaffele821/
Scheffile821/
Scheufale821/
Sheffiele821/
Sheifelle821/
Schiffele821/
Schifeler821/
Scheifela820/
Schoefile820/
Scheifely820/
Schifeley820/
Sefehle80432/
Schäfle80113/
Shifele8075/
Schifle8016/
Chifele8015/
Sheffle809/
Shofele806/
Sefetle805/
Skefele803/
Shefela802/
Sefelea801/
Sehefle801/
Sefiele801/
Shefole800/
Schäffeler78274/
Schiffeler7882/
Schaffeleu781/
Scheuffile780/
Sefle77141/
Schafale7528/
Chifelea7526/
Shayfele759/
Chipfele757/
Seefelet753/
Sheufeli753/
Skhefile753/
Sheifyle753/
Shefiled752/
Schifeil752/
Szefeler752/
Schiffle752/
Schifeli751/
Sheiffle751/
Chifehle751/
Chifelhe751/
Sefielie751/
Shifeley750/
Schifely750/
Schiffaeley743/
Sefole71496/
Sefale71447/
Sofele7175/
Sheffeild7151/
Sefile7140/
Sefela7131/
Safele7119/
Cefole7118/
Sheffiled7116/
Sifele717/
Cefile714/
Shifle713/
Sheffheld712/
Shiffelet712/
Shifelett711/
Sheffeill711/
Sheffiela711/
Seifle711/
Zsefle711/
Scheifélé711/
Seafle710/
Seefelett710/
Siefle710/
Sepfle710/
Shefali673,311/
Seyfeli67565/
Skefile67301/
Sofelea6794/
Shofile6788/
Shifela6731/
Sefaley6730/
Seufale6717/
Schiffilea6715/
Sifeler678/
Sifehle678/
Shiffle677/
Chifile677/
Skefeli676/
Shofeli675/
Shafale674/
Siphele674/
Schiffiler673/
Safiele673/
Shiffelett672/
Chefili672/
Cefelia671/
Jcefeli671/
Shifely671/
Shefili671/
Shafeli671/
Sofelee671/
Sephele671/
Sefahle671/
Sefohle671/
Sahfile671/
Shafile671/
Safeley670/
Zeifele670/
Seifile670/
Shuifle670/

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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 Schefele
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