Schefert Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Schefert Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Schefert Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schefert Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schefert occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Schefert.
How Common Is The Last Name Schefert? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Schefert occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Schefert live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 100 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live.
Schefert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Schefert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schefert last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Schefert
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