Schlaepfer Surname

524,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schlaepfer Surname User-submission:

Schlaepfer almost certainly orginated from the logging community in Switzerland. Schlaepfers were literally people who moved logs for a living, or rather, they "schlepped fir trees".

Schlaepfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2511:32,7214,820
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
England241:2,321,58686,519
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Schlaepfer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Schlaepfer almost certainly orginated from the logging community in Switzerland. Schlaepfers were literally people who moved logs for a living, or rather, they "schlepped fir trees".

- schlaeps

Schlaepfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schlaepfer occurs most in Switzerland. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlaepfer? popularity and diffusion

Schlaepfer is the 524,446th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,773,095 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Schlaepfer live; 44 percent live in Western Europe and 31 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 251 people, or 1 in 32,721. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Zürich, where 38 percent are found, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 15 percent are found and Canton of Vaud, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Switzerland this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Schlaepfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schlaepfer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schlaepfer surname increased 3,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schlaepfer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schlaepfer last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Schlaepfer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.21% more than the national average, earning $44,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.89% less than the national average, earning $48,247 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schlaefer95588/
Schlapfer95313/
Schlepfer9557/
Schlaeper9535/
Schlaephfer951/
Shlaepfer951/
Schleipfer90175/
Schlaipfer90125/
Schlapffer9014/
Schlaeffer907/
Schlaetfer904/
Schliepfer901/
Schlaepfir901/
Schlaepper901/
Schlaesfer901/
Schlaphfer901/
Schlaefert901/
Schlepffer900/
Schleper891,026/
Schlafer89712/
Schlefer8935/
Schlaper893/
Sclaefer893/
Shlepfer891/
Schleifer845,065/
Schläpfer843,172/
Schlieper843,109/
Schlaffer841,255/
Schlepper84478/
Schleeper84222/
Schliefer84205/
Schlapper84205/
Schlaifer84172/
Schleufer8448/
Schlaufer8436/
Schleffer8431/
Schleiper8412/
Schlafeir842/
Schleafer841/
Schlapher841/
Schleefer841/
Schleyper841/
Sclaeffer841/
Shlafer82117/
Shleper8210/
Shlefer828/
Slapfer820/
Schleiffer80635/
Schlehofer80209/
Schleifert8040/
Schleijper8021/
Schlieffer806/
Schlehöfer804/
Schloeffer803/
Schleipher802/
Schluepper801/
Schlaiffer801/
Schliepper801/
Schleifeer801/
Schläfer78863/
Shleifer78147/
Shleyfer78123/
Shlyafer7832/
Shlaifer7830/
Schlofer7828/
Shlaffer7820/
Shleyper7814/
Chleifer7813/
Schläper7810/
Chlaifer785/
Shlayfer784/
Shlepper783/
Shlapper781/
Szlapfer781/
Schloper780/
Cloepfer780/
Schleiffert7648/
Schlehoffer762/
Schlehöffer761/
Sleper75144/
Slafer7587/
Slaper7585/
Slefer751/
Schloffer74821/
Schlijper74103/
Schläffer7492/
Schluifer7456/
Schlöffer749/
Shlyayfer746/
Schloifer744/
Scleiffer741/
Shleypher741/
Shlaiffer741/
Shlappher740/
Schleiferová7313/
Sleeper713,595/
Szleper71208/
Slaifer71193/
Slapper71124/
Sleifer7177/
Sleaper7148/
Sleyfer7126/
Sleafer7116/
Slayfer7115/
Slaffer7111/
Slaiper719/
Slieper713/
Slepper712/
Clayper712/
Sleffer711/
Sliefer711/
Shloper711/
Slueper711/
Szlefer711/
Sleiper710/
Shlofer710/
Cleaper710/
Sleefer710/
Schlehöferová701/
Schleifferová701/
Sleiffer6776/
Sleijfer6727/
Schläferová6723/
Slaiffer6719/
Szleifer6717/
Szlajfer678/
Szlaifer677/
Cloepper672/
Slauffer671/
Sleisper671/
Sleepier670/
Sleaffer670/
Sleuffer670/
Sleepher670/
Sliefeer670/
Cloipfer670/

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