Schffer Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Schffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany811:993,89568,573
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Denmark121:470,39330,183
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Schffer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schffer is most common in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schffer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,321,499th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Schffer reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 993,895. In Germany Schffer is most numerous in: Bremen, where 30 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent reside and Bavaria, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Germany it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 28 percent reside and Denmark, where 7 percent reside.

Schffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schffer surname expanded 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schffer Last Name Statistics demography

Schffer earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 190.78% more than the national average, earning $125,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schæffer93164/
Schőffer932/
Schfer923,550/
Shffer9210/
Scffer921/
Sceheffer880/
Schæfer8685/
Schpfer868/
Schsfer862/
Schcfer862/
Schőfer861/
Shæffer861/
Schfert860/
Shfer834/
Schfe831/
Sffeir7714/
Shpfer774/
Shfeer774/
Sfer73434/
Shfe7312/
Chfe732/
Sehefer711/
Sfeir6713,011/
Shfie6733/
Sfeer6731/
Shfee6731/
Sfier6721/
Chfir676/
Shfeh675/
Chffi672/
Szfer672/
Shfir672/
Sferr672/
Shfed672/
Shfea671/
Sfear671/
Shffi671/
Shffy671/
Schfy671/

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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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  • 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 Schffer
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