Scheftel Surname

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

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Scheftel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scheftel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
France31:22,140,907385,998
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Scheftel Last Name Facts

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

Scheftel is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheftel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,203,767th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. Scheftel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Scheftel are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Scheftel is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States Scheftel is most common in: Illinois, where 27 percent live, New York, where 17 percent live and Minnesota, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Scheftel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scheftel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Scheftel last name increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scheftel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Scheftel are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

Scheftel earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.08% more than the national average, earning $61,306 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schieftel941/
Scheftell941/
Sheftel93437/
Cheftel93132/
Schaftel88142/
Sheftell8845/
Shefftel880/
Seftel86252/
Shaftel80124/
Szeftel8066/
Saeftel8056/
Seftell801/
Shiftel800/
Shaftael751/
Shiftell750/
Zeftel7115/
Säftel719/
Softel717/
Saftel717/
Seftil713/
Sebtel713/
Ciftel711/
Shaftil671/
Shavtel671/
Shiftlet6314/
Shawtell6313/
Shivtiel6311/
Shiftill630/
Shiftlett5932/
Çiftel57702/
Sawtel576/
Seebtl571/
Shifftlett563/
Sawtell532,070/
Sowtell530/
Saiwtell501/
Sawtelll501/

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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 Scheftel
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