Schefter Surname
Approximately 600 people bear this surname
Schefter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 186 | 1:1,948,704 | 125,871 |
| Germany | 180 | 1:447,253 | 39,773 |
| Canada | 122 | 1:302,013 | 27,942 |
| Israel | 91 | 1:94,040 | 10,977 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Schefter Demographics
Average Schefter Salary in
United States
$57,175 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schefter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schefter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schefter is held by more people in The United States 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 Schefter? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 536,820th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,145,910 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Schefter are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 1,948,704. In The United States Schefter is most common in: Washington, where 16 percent live, North Dakota, where 12 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States Schefter occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 20 percent live.
Schefter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Schefter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schefter last name expanded 3,720 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Schefter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Schefter are 11.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.86% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Schefter earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 32.51% more than the national average, earning $57,175 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.41% less than the national average, earning $46,498 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scheffter | 94 | 74 | / |
| Schaefter | 94 | 22 | / |
| Schoefter | 94 | 9 | / |
| Schiefter | 94 | 1 | / |
| Scheifter | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shefter | 93 | 168 | / |
| Chefter | 93 | 37 | / |
| Schoeffter | 89 | 218 | / |
| Schaeffter | 89 | 57 | / |
| Schifter | 88 | 566 | / |
| Schäfter | 88 | 299 | / |
| Schafter | 88 | 112 | / |
| Schyfter | 88 | 9 | / |
| Shaefter | 88 | 0 | / |
| Schofter | 88 | 0 | / |
| Sefter | 86 | 50 | / |
| Schaffter | 82 | 1,314 | / |
| Schäffter | 82 | 59 | / |
| Schiffter | 82 | 57 | / |
| Schöffter | 82 | 2 | / |
| Schaafter | 82 | 0 | / |
| Schafteer | 82 | 0 | / |
| Shafter | 80 | 494 | / |
| Chewter | 80 | 334 | / |
| Seifter | 80 | 302 | / |
| Shifter | 80 | 219 | / |
| Shevter | 80 | 49 | / |
| Sheftir | 80 | 21 | / |
| Shofter | 80 | 20 | / |
| Chifter | 80 | 2 | / |
| Seufter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Szefter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shyfter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shefterova | 78 | 32 | / |
| Schaiffter | 78 | 0 | / |
| Shaffter | 75 | 8 | / |
| Shiftier | 75 | 2 | / |
| Schiwter | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shiffter | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sifter | 71 | 387 | / |
| Sewter | 71 | 335 | / |
| Safter | 71 | 229 | / |
| Softer | 71 | 17 | / |
| Cifter | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sevter | 71 | 2 | / |
| Schowtter | 71 | 2 | / |
| Seiffeter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Szyfter | 67 | 163 | / |
| Shevtre | 67 | 33 | / |
| Shyvter | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sewtier | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shevtyr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sivfter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szifter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seifterová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seftire | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shawter | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Schefter
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