Scheffknecht Surname

638,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Scheffknecht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scheffknecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria3891:21,8913,438
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
France171:3,907,219231,005
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Scheffknecht Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scheffknecht occurs more in Austria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheffknecht? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 638,206th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 15,277,874 people. The surname Scheffknecht is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Scheffknecht reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Austria, where it is borne by 389 people, or 1 in 21,891. In Austria it is mostly found in: Vorarlberg, where 96 percent live, Tyrol, where 3 percent live and Vienna, where 1 percent live. Other than Austria this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Scheffknecht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scheffknecht has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scheffknecht last name rose 314 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scheffknecht Last Name Statistics demography

Scheffknecht earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 84.14% more than the national average, earning $79,455 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schefknecht961/
Schiffknecht9210/
Schafknecht8728/
Schiffknechtová814/
Siebknecht730/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scheffknecht
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