Scheffter Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scheffter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scheffter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
France101:6,642,272293,169
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Scheffter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scheffter is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Scheffter.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheffter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Scheffter is the 2,203,767th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Scheffter are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 2,596,950. In Germany it is most frequent in: Brandenburg, where 35 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Bavaria, where 16 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.

Scheffter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scheffter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scheffter surname grew 633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scheffter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Scheffter are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Scheffter earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 76.33% more than the national average, earning $76,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.25% more than the national average, earning $62,726 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoeffter95218/
Schaeffter9557/
Schefter94600/
Schaffter891,314/
Schäffter8959/
Schiffter8957/
Schaefter8922/
Schoefter899/
Schöffter892/
Schiefter891/
Scheifter891/
Shefter88168/
Schefte8884/
Chefter8837/
Schaiffter840/
Schifter82566/
Schäfter82299/
Schafter82112/
Schyfter829/
Shaffter828/
Shiffter821/
Schofter820/
Shaefter820/
Shefte8084/
Sefter8050/
Seiffeter781/
Schaafter780/
Schafteer780/
Shafter75494/
Chewter75334/
Seifter75302/
Shifter75219/
Shevter7549/
Sheftir7521/
Shofter7520/
Sheftes756/
Schifte754/
Chifter752/
Szefter751/
Shyfter751/
Seufter751/
Shefterova7432/
Schiffta713/
Shiftier712/
Schiwter711/
Sefte711/
Cheafted711/
Sifter67387/
Sewter67335/
Safter67229/
Sefteh67128/
Shefta67128/
Shevte6797/
Shewte6720/
Softer6717/
Shefty6714/
Shifte6710/
Cifter675/
Chevte672/
Chewte672/
Sevter672/
Schowtter672/
Shifftett671/
Seftei671/
Seftey671/
Seftge670/
Sjefte670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Scheffter
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