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

The surname Scheftel is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheftel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,203,767th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Scheftel is mostly found 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 is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States Scheftel is most common in: Illinois, where 27 percent are found, New York, where 17 percent are found and Minnesota, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Scheftel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scheftel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scheftel last name expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scheftel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scheftel surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis