Scheffz Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scheffz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scheffz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Scheffz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scheffz is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheffz? popularity and diffusion

Scheffz is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Scheffz occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Scheffz reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 26,835,153. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 33 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent reside and Saxony, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Poland, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schefftz934/
Scheff921,627/
Schefz9212/
Scheffs86311/
Scheiff86287/
Scheeff86259/
Schefft8666/
Scheftz8656/
Schepff8621/
Schieff8620/
Shefftz869/
Shcheff861/
Scheaff860/
Schiefz860/
Sheff831,643/
Cheff83973/
Schef83111/
Sceff831/
Scheaffe800/
Schiff778,959/
Schefe77967/
Scheef77561/
Sheaff77554/
Schäff77393/
Schief77198/
Schyff77153/
Shieff77135/
Schepf7786/
Sheftz7779/
Sheiff7768/
Sheffe7751/
Cheffe7732/
Scheaf7726/
Sheffs7719/
Schevz7719/
Schefs7713/
Scheif778/
Schcef773/
Scheuf770/
Schehf770/
Cheaff770/
Scheffche750/
Shef731,311/
Chef73669/
Seff73612/
Sefz7322/
Ceff7320/
Scef731/
Schoefs71568/
Schijff71189/
Sheaffe71138/
Scheefe7154/
Schaefs7148/
Scheife7145/
Schuyff7126/
Schaiff7124/
Scheibz7117/
Schefts7111/
Schiffe713/
Schiffs712/
Scheift712/
Schaffs712/
Schifft712/
Cheiffe711/
Scheepf711/
Schiefs711/
Schiepf711/
Schoffs711/
Schäffe711/
Schäffs711/
Schioff711/
Sheiffs711/
Sheeffe710/
Scheafe710/
Scheadf710/
Shiff67819/
Sheaf67517/
Sieff67429/
Schäf67383/
Sheef67292/
Seiff67277/
Scheb67242/
Schif67230/
Chefe67147/
Cheif67139/
Sheft67134/
Seeff67102/
Scheifes6781/
Shief6774/
Schuijff6771/
Schyf6763/
Schew6757/
Chiff6728/
Seyff6721/
Shefe6717/
Sheif6715/
Cheef6715/
Seuff6713/
Schev678/
Shafz678/
Sheifetz676/
Shepf676/
Sciff675/
Sheuf674/
Ceffe673/
Szeff673/
Shyff673/
Cheaf672/
Cheft672/
Shebz672/
Scefc671/
Sceif671/
Scheiwtz671/
Sheyf671/
Seffe671/
Shedf671/
Sefft671/
Chevz671/
Sceft670/
Seaff670/

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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 Scheffz
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