Scheifers Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scheifers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scheifers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
United States181:20,136,607622,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Scheifers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scheifers occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheifers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scheifers is the 2,580,327th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Scheifers is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Scheifers are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 2,118,565. In Germany Scheifers is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 89 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent are found and Hamburg, where 3 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found.

Scheifers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scheifers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 360 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scheifers Last Name Statistics demography

Scheifers earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.03% less than the national average, earning $30,625 USD per year.

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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 Scheifers
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