Schefte Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Schefte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schefte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway441:116,87015,419
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Schefte Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schefte is more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Schefte.

How Common Is The Last Name Schefte? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,047,559th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Schefte live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 116,870. In Norway Schefte is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 50 percent live, Central Norway, where 36 percent live and Western Norway, where 11 percent live. Beside Norway Schefte is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 36 percent live and Sweden, where 11 percent live.

Schefte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schefte has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schefte surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schefte Last Name Statistics demography

Schefte earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 0.88% less than the national average, earning 343,043 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaefte931/
Shefte9284/
Scheft9235/
Scheffter8874/
Scheifter881/
Shefter86168/
Schefft8666/
Scheftz8656/
Chefter8637/
Schafte8634/
Schefts8611/
Sheftes866/
Schifte864/
Scheift862/
Sheft83134/
Cheft832/
Sefte831/
Sceft830/
Schäfter80299/
Schyfter809/
Schefftz804/
Scheifet802/
Cheafted801/
Shefts77135/
Shefta77128/
Sefteh77128/
Shevte7797/
Sheftz7779/
Schift7761/
Sefter7750/
Shewte7720/
Shafte7719/
Shefty7714/
Shifte7710/
Sheaft774/
Chevte772/
Chewte772/
Seftei771/
Seftey771/
Seftge770/
Shepft770/
Sjefte770/
Schäffter7559/
Schiffter7557/
Schöffter752/
Seft738/
Ceft734/
Chewter71334/
Seifter71302/
Shifter71219/
Shifteh71121/
Shevter7149/
Shifted7139/
Shefftz719/
Sheefta713/
Shafteh712/
Schifft712/
Chifter712/
Skiefte711/
Shevthe711/
Sheavte711/
Shaftie711/
Scheibt711/
Schifta711/
Schafti711/
Schowte711/
Szefter711/
Chifteh711/
Shaftee711/
Shiftie711/
Shyfter711/
Shiftet710/
Shaftey710/
Schaiffter710/
Seiftes710/
Sefta67539/
Sefti67288/
Sefty6758/
Shift6741/
Safte6713/
Softe6712/
Schoifet678/
Sefts676/
Seift676/
Sevte675/
Soiphete675/
Schiffta673/
Sifte672/
Sewte672/
Chift672/
Sebte672/
Scheiwtz671/
Shiffter671/
Seuft671/
Seeft671/
Cefts671/
Cifte671/
Siphethe671/
Sefft671/
Schiwter671/
Sieft670/

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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 Schefte
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