Scheffel Surname

66,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scheffel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scheffel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,3341:18,5752,438
United States1,3931:260,20024,567
Brazil8901:240,5339,280
Netherlands2351:71,86012,217
France2101:316,29948,089
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Austria921:92,55913,542
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Sweden571:172,75011,943
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Denmark191:297,09021,940
England181:3,095,448105,421
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
China41:341,830,39216,990
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Scheffel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scheffel is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheffel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 66,027th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 964,344 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Scheffel reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Scheffel is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 4,334 people, or 1 in 18,575. In Germany Scheffel is most prevalent in: Thuringia, where 21 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.

Scheffel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scheffel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scheffel last name rose 1,161 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scheffel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scheffel surname are 21.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.01% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Scheffel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 112.04% more than the national average, earning R 503,880 per year; in United States they earn 5.38% more than the national average, earning $45,470 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.32% less than the national average, earning $48,529 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoeffel94992/
Schaeffel9472/
Scheffelt9433/
Scheaffel9410/
Scheuffel947/
Scheffeld946/
Scheffell943/
Schieffel941/
Sheffel93250/
Scheffl9365/
Schefel9321/
Cheffel9313/
Sceffel933/
Scheiffele89598/
Scheffeldt8924/
Schessffel891/
Scheffeell890/
Schöffel882,469/
Schiffel88745/
Schaffel88621/
Schoffel88257/
Schäffel88125/
Scheifel8888/
Schiefel8838/
Schoefel8829/
Scheufel8820/
Schefelt8819/
Sheffeld8815/
Sheffiel8813/
Schoeffl886/
Schaefel883/
Schefeel882/
Schaeffl882/
Scheiffl881/
Shoeffel881/
Sheffell880/
Schevfel880/
Cheffell880/
Shefel8698/
Seffel8688/
Chefel8613/
Scefel862/
Schefl862/
Scheffelová8410/
Scheifele821,190/
Schoepfel8278/
Schuyffel8260/
Sheiffele8238/
Scheefeld8223/
Schöffeld8221/
Schøiffel8210/
Schaffell829/
Schefflet821/
Schofpfel821/
Schessfel821/
Schewfelt821/
Schejfele821/
Schiffeld821/
Schiffelt821/
Schoffell820/
Sheffeeld820/
Sheheffel820/
Sheffeldt820/
Schiffl80630/
Schöffl80334/
Scheifl80248/
Chiffel80149/
Sheyfel8090/
Schäffl8075/
Szeffel8050/
Schofel8046/
Sheefel8039/
Schiefl8024/
Sheifel8022/
Schafel8019/
Schoefl8016/
Chefelt8012/
Schöfel8011/
Shefeel808/
Schoffl808/
Shoffel807/
Shiffel803/
Schifel803/
Shefelt802/
Shaffel802/
Chhefel801/
Shiefel801/
Shefeld801/
Hseffel801/
Seffeld801/
Schäfel801/
Seffelt801/
Seffell800/
Sheffil800/
Schuijffel7843/
Scheefeldt7833/
Shefl7737/
Sefel779/
Seffl776/
Cefel773/
Shewfelt75759/
Schöpfel75260/
Schofell7583/
Schipfel7562/
Shaffell7547/
Schapfel7546/
Schopfel7528/
Schaifel7518/
Sheffild7515/
Chisffel759/
Schofiel757/
Seeffeld756/
Schofeel752/
Schawfel751/
Shiffelt751/
Shefiell751/
Sheifele751/
Seffeldt751/
Sheyfeld751/
Schoepfl751/
Shoepfel750/
Shefflet750/
Shaefell750/
Shiffeld750/
Sheefelt750/
Schaffil750/
Schiffil750/
Schöffelová746/
Schäffelová744/
Schiffelová744/
Seifel712,101/
Saffel71497/
Soffel71395/
Schöfl71273/
Siffel71231/
Szefel71135/
Chifel7149/
Shafel7147/
Sefeld7147/
Schäfl7146/
Zeffel7136/
Shofel7134/
Söffel7117/
Cefiel7113/
Shefflett7112/
Schifflet7110/
Schaifele719/
Shefil717/
Sheifflet714/
Sefelt714/
Shehefelt713/
Siefel713/
Schofiell713/
Shifel713/
Seefel713/
Schofl713/
Sefeel711/
Shaffl711/
Ciffel711/
Schafl711/
Sheflh711/
Sepfel710/
Schiofell710/
Schaepfil710/
Schoepfil710/
Seufel710/
Seefeld672,963/
Saffell671,930/
Sefl67214/
Shafeel67196/
Schapfl67177/
Seefelt6787/
Sefeldt6741/
Schifflett6739/
Schöpfl6737/
Seifelt6719/
Chephel679/
Sheflet678/
Shafael675/
Szefeld675/
Shifelt674/
Shafiel674/
Shaifel674/
Schifflová673/
Schäfflová673/
Siffell673/
Schöfflová672/
Schäfelová672/
Shafuel672/
Ceefeld671/
Schöfelová671/
Soffell671/
Sopheel671/
Shopfel671/
Sheifflett671/
Seafelt671/
Seifeld671/
Shafell671/
Szeifel671/
Siefelt671/
Shaafel671/
Seyfeld671/
Shipfel671/
Søefelt671/
Choifel671/
Sefeltt671/
Sehfeld670/
Saffiel670/
Seafeld670/
Seifiel670/
Shihfel670/

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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 Scheffel
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