Scheffens Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Scheffens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Scheffens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scheffens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Scheffens is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Scheffens.
How Common Is The Last Name Scheffens? popularity and diffusion
The last name Scheffens is the 5,812,366th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Scheffens are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,688,718. In The Netherlands Scheffens is primarily found in: North Holland, where 70 percent reside, Flevoland, where 10 percent reside and Limburg, where 10 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands it is found in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schaeffens | 95 | 1 | / |
| Cheffens | 94 | 1 | / |
| Scheufens | 89 | 268 | / |
| Schoffens | 89 | 1 | / |
| Schewfens | 89 | 1 | / |
| Seffens | 88 | 355 | / |
| Cheffins | 82 | 231 | / |
| Chiffens | 82 | 25 | / |
| Seffense | 82 | 5 | / |
| Skeffens | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sheufens | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sieffens | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sefens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sceffions | 78 | 3 | / |
| Schaffins | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sefensh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sefense | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seffems | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siffens | 75 | 0 | / |
| Soffens | 75 | 0 | / |
| Seffins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Chiffins | 71 | 8 | / |
| Shephens | 71 | 2 | / |
| Seffions | 71 | 2 | / |
| Skiffens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaffins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Syfens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiffence | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sephens | 63 | 11 | / |
| Sefench | 63 | 1 | / |
| Safiens | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sophens | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cyphens | 63 | 1 | / |
| Saphens | 63 | 0 | / |
| Syphens | 63 | 0 | / |
| Skiffins | 59 | 14 | / |
| Setphens | 59 | 1 | / |
| Seyphens | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shephins | 59 | 0 | / |
| Safns | 57 | 4 | / |
| Chiffince | 56 | 0 | / |
| Sefünç | 53 | 271 | / |
| Safins | 53 | 5 | / |
| Sephns | 53 | 0 | / |
| Syfins | 53 | 0 | / |
| Syphins | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Scheffens
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