Schifner Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schifner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schifner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Schifner Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Schifner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Schifner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Schifner live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 3,354,394. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 46 percent are found, Hesse, where 29 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Schifner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schifner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schifner surname declined 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schifner Last Name Statistics demography

Schifner earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD 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
  • 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 Schifner
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