Scheffels Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scheffels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scheffels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2971:271,06228,716
France351:1,897,792163,564
United States261:13,940,728505,428
England71:7,959,723202,100
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Scheffels Last Name Facts

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

Scheffels is most common in Germany. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheffels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 764,765th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Scheffels live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Scheffels is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 297 people, or 1 in 271,062. In Germany Scheffels is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 79 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Germany it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Scheffels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scheffels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scheffels last name rose 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scheffels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Scheffels are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Scheffels earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 2.08% less than the national average, earning 338,881 kr per year and in United States they earn 28.71% more than the national average, earning $55,535 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheffels9460/
Schefels9422/
Schiffels89158/
Schaffels89130/
Sheffiels892/
Scheffles891/
Scheifels891/
Seffels8817/
Shefels880/
Sheffles821/
Shiffels820/
Schifels820/
Schiffles781/
Shaffeels781/
Saffels75133/
Siffels7599/
Seefels7520/
Chefles755/
Shifels750/
Seifels750/
Saffeels71115/
Saffells710/
Sefles6711/
Zefels6710/
Shifflest671/
Shiffless671/
Saffles63269/
Siffles6339/
Ziffels6319/
Seifils634/
Saphels630/
Soifils50111/
Syphles500/

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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 Scheffels
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