Schieferl Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schieferl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schieferl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Schieferl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schieferl is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schieferl? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schieferl is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Schieferl live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 3,500,237. In Germany Schieferl is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 57 percent are found and Berlin, where 43 percent are found. Outside of Germany it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Switzerland, where 4 percent are found.

Schieferl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schieferl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schieferl surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schieferel950/
Schiferl94403/
Scheferl943/
Schifferl89276/
Schefferl892/
Schaeferl890/
Schefferel840/
Schifirl821/
Ceferlı751/
Chifferill740/
Sefergil717/
Sheforll710/
Sefirel631/
Sufferll590/
Syfirlt500/

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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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  • 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 Schieferl
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