Schiffer Surname

31,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schiffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schiffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,9021:6,764835
United States2,9331:123,58013,161
Austria6051:14,0752,055
Netherlands2381:70,95512,066
France2131:311,84447,518
Hungary1931:50,8625,423
Brazil1561:1,372,27146,465
Poland1391:273,44433,454
Switzerland931:88,3119,808
Canada841:438,63838,170
Belgium741:155,36021,583
Argentina661:647,62745,225
Slovakia621:86,07216,607
England541:1,031,81650,675
Italy451:1,359,03878,318
Australia411:658,43245,385
Romania321:627,43344,366
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Israel181:475,42436,085
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Wales41:773,63329,106
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2871:174,97815,686

Schiffer (32) may also be a first name.

Schiffer Last Name Facts

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

Schiffer is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schiffer? popularity and diffusion

Schiffer is the 31,022nd most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 423,325 people. The last name Schiffer is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Schiffer live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe. Schiffer is also the 1,840,253rd most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 32 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 11,902 people, or 1 in 6,764. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent reside, Bavaria, where 5 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name exists in 70 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Austria, where 4 percent reside.

Schiffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schiffer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,022 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 675 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schiffer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Schiffer surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Schiffer surname are 40.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.92% registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schieffer942,038/
Scheiffer94435/
Schaiffer9411/
Schiffher941/
Schoiffer941/
Schiffier941/
Schifferd940/
Shiffer931,956/
Schifer93310/
Chiffer9397/
Sciffer9364/
Scheiffert8946/
Schiffertt890/
Scheffer8821,426/
Schiefer8811,257/
Schäffer8810,638/
Scheifer88828/
Schipfer88354/
Shiffert88266/
Shifferd88123/
Sheiffer8848/
Schuffer8838/
Shaiffer8829/
Chiffert8824/
Cheiffer8817/
Schaifer889/
Schifere882/
Choiffer882/
Chhiffer881/
Schcifer881/
Schiferd881/
Schifert881/
Scieffer881/
Sciffert881/
Shieffer881/
Shciffer881/
Schiffre881/
Schisfer881/
Sechffer881/
Schéffer881/
Scehffer881/
Schuifer880/
Sceiffer880/
Siffer86455/
Shifer8643/
Chifer8630/
Ciffer8619/
Scifer860/
Schifferová8462/
Schifferova842/
D'Schieffer841/
Scheaffer82553/
Scheffert82387/
Scheeffer82253/
Schäffert8271/
Schyffert828/
Schueffer823/
Scheffier823/
Schefferd822/
Scheifier822/
Schefferr822/
Sscheffer822/
Scheffeer821/
Schaipfer821/
Scheffesr821/
Sceheffer820/
Shifferth820/
Scheipfer820/
Schäfer80228,242/
Sheffer806,292/
Schefer805,210/
Siffert801,828/
Cheffer80767/
Seiffer80367/
Shaifer80256/
Sheifer80103/
Schüfer8096/
Schufer8073/
Soiffer8068/
Sifferd8066/
Sieffer8061/
Cheifer8057/
Shuffer8056/
Sziffer8047/
Scifert8031/
Shyffer8031/
Chifere8016/
Sceffer8015/
Shiefer8014/
Chaifer8013/
Siffier809/
Schéfer808/
Saiffer806/
Sciefer802/
Shifere802/
Shitfer802/
Choifer802/
Shoifer802/
Shuifer801/
Shiferd801/
Shipfer801/
Shifear801/
Scäffer801/
Ciffert801/
Chifert801/
Siffere801/
Scaifer801/
Sceifer801/
Sciferd800/
Shifert800/
Shifferová781/
Sifer771,424/
Cifer77340/
Seiffert759,434/
Sheaffer755,628/
Sieffert75858/
Schüpfer75687/
Schupfer75523/
Scheafer75325/
Chipfere75181/
Scheefer75175/
Shefferd75140/
Scheffre75112/
Cheffert7577/
Sheffert7571/
Schäfert7532/
Shaifert7514/
Saiffert7513/
Seijffer7510/
Cheffere7510/
Sziffert758/
Schefert757/
Schefeer756/
Schuefer755/
Cheffher753/
Sciferth752/
Schepfer752/
Sheeffer752/
Scyffert752/
Sceaffer751/
Scheufer751/
Schhefer751/
Schipher751/
Shufferr751/
Shuffier751/
Shayffer751/
Shefferr751/
Cheeffer751/
Shchefer751/
Schäferr751/
Schähfer751/
Schäpfer751/
Szheffer751/
Schäfferová7466/
Scheiferová743/
Schefferová742/
Schäfferova741/
Shefer7113,172/
Seifer712,012/
Soifer711,124/
Siefer71887/
Seffer71847/
Siffre71623/
Ziffer71536/
Seifferth71417/
Chefer71404/
Siferd71298/
Sifert71229/
Saifer71174/
Shufer7180/
Suffer7163/
Schuepfer7153/
Seiffertt7148/
Seijffert7147/
Shyfer7144/
Szifer7137/
Šiffer7127/
Ciffre7120/
Sifere7119/
Cijfer7116/
Shiferova7114/
Ceffer7113/
Szeiffert7112/
Shifre7110/
Cyffer716/
Scheufier715/
Shäfer714/
Sifher712/
Cifere712/
Shifir711/
Ceifer711/
Scheapfer711/
Schettfer711/
Sheffeird711/
Sifier711/
Suifer711/
Sifeer711/
Sifferová711/
Scäfer711/
Säffer711/
Süffer711/
Sifeur711/
Siffir711/
Sitfer711/
Sisfer711/
Sheaffeer711/
Shceeffer711/
Cifert710/
Schifhair710/
Seitffert710/
Ssifer710/
Scheefert710/
Scheufher710/
Seifert6781,327/
Siefert678,052/
Sheyfer67764/
Seyffer67330/
Sheafer67296/
Chifire67244/
Schäferová67193/
Saifert67170/
Syffert67155/
Shefeer67154/
Seiferd67149/
Szeffer67125/
Szeifer67107/
Seifere6772/
Seffert6757/
Seuffer6749/
Zeiffer6744/
Szyffer6741/
Cyffert6727/
Süffert6726/
Chepfer6724/
Sieferd6723/
Sheefer6719/
Sheferd6717/
Seffier6717/
Sephier6717/
Shoyfer6715/
Soifert6712/
Shepfer6712/
Soyffer678/
Soifere676/
Sehfert675/
Shuyfer674/
Shefier673/
Shefert672/
Shesfer672/
Ceifert672/
Zaiffer672/
Shifyor672/
Schäferova672/
Shuffir672/
Sajffer671/
Saifeer671/
Cheafer671/
Shuefer671/
Seaffer671/
Seifeir671/
Suffier671/
Shaifir671/
Shufeer671/
Shäfferová671/
Scheferová671/
Seiferp671/
Chefere671/
Sehefer671/
Ciferre671/
Sefferd670/
Siffird670/
Cheefer670/
Scipher670/
Scypher670/
Scyferd670/
Ceiferd670/
Siferth670/
Saiferz670/
Ceeffer670/
Suiffir670/

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