Schiefner Surname

520,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schiefner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schiefner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5531:145,57917,539
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Czechia131:817,95970,223
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Schiefner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schiefner is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schiefner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 520,629th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,660,073 people. The surname Schiefner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Schiefner are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 553 people, or 1 in 145,579. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony, where 30 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 12 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Schiefner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schiefner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schiefner surname increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schiefner Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Schiefner earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.32% less than the national average, earning R 232,128 per year; in United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.88% more than the national average, earning $54,093 CAD per year.

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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 Schiefner
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