Scheffler Surname

20,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scheffler Surname Definition:

(German) One who made casks and barrels, a cooper.

Scheffler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany19,1591:4,202480
United States4,8141:75,2938,629
Brazil9721:220,2418,536
Poland2911:130,61419,144
France2581:257,45239,723
Argentina2511:170,29214,303
Israel2231:38,3755,270
Canada1891:194,95019,131
Australia991:272,68424,601
Switzerland851:96,62310,422
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Mexico581:2,140,10719,397
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Austria421:202,74825,305
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Belgium271:425,80243,971
England251:2,228,72284,230
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Norway141:367,30634,015
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2981:168,51915,231

Scheffler (23) may also be a first name.

Scheffler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who made casks and barrels, a cooper.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Scheffler Last Name Facts

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

Scheffler is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Scheffler click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheffler? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 20,404th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 271,883 people. The last name Scheffler occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Scheffler reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 23 people.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 19,159 people, or 1 in 4,202. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found, Saxony, where 12 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Scheffler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scheffler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scheffler surname expanded 1,615 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 517 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scheffler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scheffler surname are 35.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.07% being registered with the political party.

The amount Scheffler earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 57.7% more than the national average, earning 545,762 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 59.98% more than the national average, earning R 380,184 per year; in United States they earn 10.43% more than the national average, earning $47,648 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.61% more than the national average, earning $51,476 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaeffler95844/
Schoeffler95807/
Schieffler95104/
Scheiffler9535/
Scheuffler9533/
Scheaffler954/
Scheeffler950/
Sheffler941,910/
Schefler94439/
Cheffler943/
Sceffler940/
Schäffler894,853/
Schiffler892,323/
Scheufler891,521/
Schaffler891,146/
Schöffler891,117/
Scheifler89644/
Schiefler89222/
Schoffler89121/
Schaefler8972/
Shoeffler8922/
Shaeffler895/
Shceffler895/
Seheffler893/
Schoefler893/
Shieffler892/
Cheiffler892/
Scheffelr891/
Schesfler891/
Schefller890/
Sheaffler890/
Scieffler890/
Scheefler890/
Ssheffler890/
Shefler88433/
Seffler8843/
Chefler8811/
Scefler881/
Shefflr881/
Schefflerová863/
Schapffler841/
Scheufleur841/
Schoepfler840/
Shiffler82873/
Schafler82391/
Schäfler82257/
Szeffler82180/
Schifler82158/
Shoffler82122/
Chiffler8239/
Shaffler8212/
Sheifler826/
Sheffelr825/
Schofler823/
Saeffler821/
Shesfler821/
Soeffler821/
Sehffler821/
Sieffler821/
Sjeffler821/
Shoefler820/
Shiefler820/
Shepfler820/
Sohffler820/
Sheefler820/
Sefler8071/
Schaifler784/
Shifflert783/
Shiffletr782/
Shciffler782/
Schipfler782/
Schafller781/
Schifller781/
Schaafler780/
Soheefler780/
Schifflerová7623/
Scheiflerová7610/
Szefler752,070/
Shifler75243/
Shofler75154/
Seafler7552/
Soffler7532/
Zeffler7531/
Söffler7531/
Seflere7524/
Shafler7514/
Chifler7514/
Siffler7512/
Ceafler753/
Siefler751/
Saffler751/
Shäfler751/
Sesfler750/
Ceefler750/
Saefler750/
Sefleur750/
Soefler750/
Sheflerova7411/
Chiffiller741/
Sheflerová741/
Shayfler71115/
Shaifler7114/
Sefiller714/
Siefleer711/
Shoflerr711/
Siffleur711/
Szaefler711/
Shcifler711/
Chifller711/
Sefeller710/
Showfler710/
Šefler6720/
Sifler6717/
Safler672/
Cifler671/
Zefler671/

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