Schiffels Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schiffels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schiffels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1451:555,21045,787
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Schiffels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schiffels occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Schiffels.

How Common Is The Last Name Schiffels? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schiffels is the 1,385,851st most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Schiffels are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 555,210. In Germany it is primarily found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 66 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent live. Other than Germany it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Luxembourg, where 1 percent live.

Schiffels Last Name Statistics demography

Schiffels earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiffels940/
Schifels940/
Scheffels89373/
Schuffels89112/
Schiffles891/
Scheifels891/
Siffels8899/
Shifels880/
Sheffels8260/
Schefels8222/
Sheffiels782/
Scheffles781/
Shifflest781/
Shiffless781/
Siffles7539/
Ziffels7519/
Seffels7517/
Suffels750/
Shefels750/
Seifels750/
Shuffles713/
Sheffles711/
Sifles671/
Shoifless670/
Soifils63111/
Seefels6320/
Chefles635/
Seifils634/
Shiflch631/
Suffles630/
Soisfils591/
Sefles5311/
Zefels5310/
Zaifils501/
Syphles500/

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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 Schiffels
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