Scheffers Surname

105,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Scheffers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scheffers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,2391:7,542905
South Africa1,4721:36,8064,720
United States2541:1,427,00498,129
Namibia1211:19,9123,485
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Australia591:457,55435,515
Belgium591:194,85825,672
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
England161:3,482,379114,324
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
France101:6,642,272293,169
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Scheffers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scheffers occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheffers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 105,732nd most frequently held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,646,531 people. The last name Scheffers is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Scheffers live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,239 people, or 1 in 7,542. In The Netherlands Scheffers is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 35 percent live, North Brabant, where 26 percent live and Limburg, where 11 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands it occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Scheffers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scheffers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scheffers last name grew 1,155 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scheffers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scheffers last name are 32.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.95% being registered with the political party.

The amount Scheffers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.29% less than the national average, earning R 160,908 per year; in United States they earn 20.95% more than the national average, earning $52,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.68% less than the national average, earning $49,346 CAD per year.

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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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