Schfer Surname
Approximately 3,550 people bear this surname
Schfer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,273 | 1:24,597 | 3,268 |
| Switzerland | 63 | 1:130,364 | 12,937 |
| Netherlands | 47 | 1:359,302 | 39,900 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Schfer Demographics
Average Schfer Salary in
United States
$49,844 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schfer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schfer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schfer has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schfer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Schfer is the 127,734th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,052,830 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Schfer are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Schfer is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 3,273 people, or 1 in 24,597. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside, Hesse, where 20 percent reside and Berlin, where 14 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 2 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.
Schfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Schfer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schfer last name rose 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Schfer Last Name Statistics demography
Schfer earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.52% more than the national average, earning $49,844 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schffer | 92 | 170 | / |
| Schæfer | 92 | 85 | / |
| Schpfer | 92 | 8 | / |
| Schsfer | 92 | 2 | / |
| Schcfer | 92 | 2 | / |
| Schőfer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Schfert | 92 | 0 | / |
| Shfer | 91 | 4 | / |
| Schæffer | 86 | 164 | / |
| Schőffer | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shffer | 83 | 10 | / |
| Shpfer | 83 | 4 | / |
| Shfeer | 83 | 4 | / |
| Scffer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sfer | 80 | 434 | / |
| Sceheffer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sehefer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shæffer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sfeir | 73 | 13,011 | / |
| Sfeer | 73 | 31 | / |
| Sfier | 73 | 21 | / |
| Chfir | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sferr | 73 | 2 | / |
| Szfer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shfir | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sfear | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sffeir | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sferre | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sfeire | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sfeerh | 67 | 2 | / |
| S'Feir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Szfere | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Schfer
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