Schlaffen Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Schlaffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Schlaffen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Schlaffen Last Name Facts

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

Schlaffen is more frequently found in Israel than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlaffen? popularity and diffusion

Schlaffen is the 6,360,413th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Schlaffen are found; 67 percent are found in West Asia and 67 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

It is most widely held in Israel, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,426,272. In Israel Schlaffen is most prevalent in: Central District, where 83 percent live and Southern District, where 17 percent live. Excluding Israel this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Schlaffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schlaffen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schlaffen surname contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schlafen9440/
Claffen881/
Clauffen822/
Clafehn7510/
Claffin753/
Claufen752/
Shlafin751/
Cloffen750/
Sleffen750/
Clafin6746/
Clofen6713/
Slafin671/
Shlehofen670/
Sclehofen670/
Sellhaufen631/
Claphen631/
Slephen503/
Claphin500/
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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 Schlaffen
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