Schilfer Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Schilfer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Schilfer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schilfer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schilfer is found most frequently in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Schilfer.
How Common Is The Last Name Schilfer? popularity and diffusion
Schilfer is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Schilfer reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname Schilfer is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England Schilfer is primarily found in: Greater Manchester, where 75 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 13 percent reside and Suffolk, where 13 percent reside. Aside from England Schilfer occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schilfert | 94 | 17 | / |
| Shilfer | 93 | 1 | / |
| Schilferth | 89 | 2 | / |
| Schelfer | 88 | 28 | / |
| Silfer | 86 | 111 | / |
| Schilfett | 82 | 3 | / |
| Schaelfer | 82 | 3 | / |
| Schellfer | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shelfer | 80 | 467 | / |
| Schelfe | 80 | 45 | / |
| Silpfer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Silfeur | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cilferd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Silferd | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schellffer | 78 | 0 | / |
| Silfe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Shilpher | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scheelfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schelfey | 75 | 0 | / |
| Silfee | 71 | 151 | / |
| Silfir | 71 | 30 | / |
| Selfer | 71 | 12 | / |
| Zilfer | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chelfe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shilfi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chilfi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shelfe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silfeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cilffe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selfert | 67 | 23 | / |
| Schelfi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Silfest | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sciolfi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Silpher | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shelfeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Szelfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelfey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silfett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Silfees | 67 | 0 | / |
| Silfeas | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Schilfer
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