Schiffer Surname
Approximately 17,215 people bear this surname
Schiffer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11,902 | 1:6,764 | 835 |
| United States | 2,933 | 1:123,580 | 13,161 |
| Austria | 605 | 1:14,075 | 2,055 |
| Netherlands | 238 | 1:70,955 | 12,066 |
| France | 213 | 1:311,844 | 47,518 |
| Hungary | 193 | 1:50,862 | 5,423 |
| Brazil | 156 | 1:1,372,271 | 46,465 |
| Poland | 139 | 1:273,444 | 33,454 |
| Switzerland | 93 | 1:88,311 | 9,808 |
| Canada | 84 | 1:438,638 | 38,170 |
| Belgium | 74 | 1:155,360 | 21,583 |
| Argentina | 66 | 1:647,627 | 45,225 |
| Slovakia | 62 | 1:86,072 | 16,607 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Italy | 45 | 1:1,359,038 | 78,318 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Romania | 32 | 1:627,433 | 44,366 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Czechia | 24 | 1:443,061 | 48,767 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 287 | 1:174,978 | 15,686 |
Schiffer (32) may also be a first name.
Schiffer Demographics
Schiffer Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Schiffer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schiffer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schiffer is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schiffer? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 31,022nd most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 423,325 people. The surname Schiffer is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Schiffer reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Schiffer is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 32 people.
The last name Schiffer is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 11,902 people, or 1 in 6,764. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent live, Bavaria, where 5 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 70 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.
Schiffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Schiffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schiffer last name increased 1,022 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 675 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schiffer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Schiffer surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Schiffer last name are 40.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.92% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Schiffer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 11.74% more than the national average, earning R 265,536 per year; in United States they earn 10.69% more than the national average, earning $47,761 USD per year and in Canada they earn 61.13% more than the national average, earning $80,056 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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