Scheffka Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Scheffka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scheffka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France11:66,422,722504,397

Scheffka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scheffka occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheffka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Scheffka is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Scheffka occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Scheffka are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Scheffka is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 33 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 33 percent live and Hesse, where 20 percent live. Not including Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 16 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schefka9333/
Scheffki8839/
Scheffke8838/
Schaffka8817/
Schoffka8816/
Schiefka880/
Shefka86184/
Chefka861/
Schefke80265/
Schafka8029/
Shiffka8022/
Schewka809/
Shefkau807/
Schefky802/
Schefki801/
Sefka774/
Schiffke75437/
Schiefke75297/
Schiffko7511/
Schefcke751/
Schiffky751/
Shchebka751/
Schefkie750/
Szefka71125/
Shefki71107/
Chewka7186/
Cyffka7178/
Shefke7140/
Shevka7138/
Siefka7129/
Schäffkes7113/
Shefky7112/
Shefko719/
Shewka716/
Saffka715/
Shafka713/
Chefki712/
Sefkas711/
Shebka711/
Seefka711/
Schaifeka711/
Soffka710/
Scefky710/
Scheffche710/
Siefkas67300/
Sipheka67239/
Schifko67225/
Shifkau67221/
Schäfke6742/
Schifke6723/
Seffker6712/
Shaevka678/
Shafkau676/
Seifkas674/
Shefker673/
Chewkha672/
Shefqat672/
Schifki672/
Chifkay671/
Chewcka671/
Shefcky671/
Shifkai671/
Schebke671/
Schebki670/
Schawka670/
Shefkey670/

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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 Scheffka
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