Schleffler Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schleffler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Schleffler 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
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Schleffler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schleffler is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Schleffler.

How Common Is The Last Name Schleffler? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Schleffler is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Schleffler live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 8,050,546. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bremen, where 80 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Schleffler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schleffler has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 92 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
Scleffler951/
Schloeffler950/
Sleffler890/
Shloffler840/
Shlefflett800/
Schläfle7834/
Sliffler780/
Slefle751/
Cliffle713/
Shlefli711/
Slifler710/
Schläfli67996/
Slifflet673/
Selfleur671/
Zlaffler671/
Sleafley670/
Slaifle590/
Gillfiller500/
Slifly500/
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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 Schleffler
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