Schffner Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Schffner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Schffner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schffner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schffner occurs most in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schffner? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Schffner are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 5,031,591. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 38 percent live, Bavaria, where 13 percent live and Berlin, where 6 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 12 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.
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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 Schffner
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