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Where Does The Last Name Scheffer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Scheffer is most common in Brazil. It can also appear in the variant forms: Schéffer. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheffer? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 25,179^th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 340,126 people. Scheffer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Scheffer are found; 41 percent are found in Western Europe and 36 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Scheffer is also the 2,036,353^rd most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 27 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 6,569 people, or 1 in 32,589. In Brazil Scheffer is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 43 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 21 percent are found and Paraná, where 18 percent are found. Not including Brazil this last name exists in 58 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 19 percent are found and Germany, where 16 percent are found.

Scheffer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Scheffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Scheffer last name grew 520 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 2,033 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scheffer Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Scheffer last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Scheffer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.71% less than the national average, earning 225,941 kr per year; in Peru they earn 36.88% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,236 per year; in South Africa they earn 31.19% more than the national average, earning R 311,760 per year; in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.54% more than the national average, earning $50,947 CAD per year.