Schelfer Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Schelfer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Schelfer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schelfer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schelfer is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Schelfer.
How Common Is The Last Name Schelfer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,730,171st most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Schelfer are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 625,451. In The Netherlands Schelfer is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 93 percent live, Drenthe, where 4 percent live and Overijssel, where 4 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schaelfer | 94 | 3 | / |
| Schellfer | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shelfer | 93 | 467 | / |
| Schelfe | 93 | 45 | / |
| Schellffer | 89 | 0 | / |
| Schilfer | 88 | 9 | / |
| Scheelfe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Schelfey | 88 | 0 | / |
| Selfer | 86 | 12 | / |
| Chelfe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Shelfe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schilfert | 82 | 17 | / |
| Selfert | 80 | 23 | / |
| Schelfi | 80 | 16 | / |
| Shelfeh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chelfey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shilfer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Szelfer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schilferth | 78 | 2 | / |
| Selfe | 77 | 1,720 | / |
| Celfe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Selffert | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chelfi | 71 | 1,548 | / |
| Silfer | 71 | 111 | / |
| Zelfer | 71 | 51 | / |
| Selfes | 71 | 35 | / |
| Shelfi | 71 | 32 | / |
| Schilfett | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shelfy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Selfjr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selfie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selfire | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cilferd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silpfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silfeur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silferd | 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
- 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 Schelfer
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