Schlaefer Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Schlaefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schlaefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4651:779,48260,414
Australia781:346,09929,260
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Schlaefer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schlaefer occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlaefer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 544,808th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,393,786 people. The last name Schlaefer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Schlaefer are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Schlaefer is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 465 people, or 1 in 779,482. In The United States Schlaefer is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 23 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Minnesota, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States Schlaefer occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Schlaefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schlaefer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schlaefer last name rose 1,163 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schlaefer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schlaefer last name are 8.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.66% registered with the party.

Schlaefer earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning $45,246 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 Schlaefer
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