Schläfli Surname
Approximately 996 people bear this surname
Schläfli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 991 | 1:8,288 | 1,356 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Schlafli (56) are calculated separately.
Schläfli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schläfli Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schläfli is found most in Switzerland. It may appear in the variant forms: Schlafli. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schläfli? popularity and diffusion
It is the 362,813th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,316,813 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schläfli are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Schläfli is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 991 people, or 1 in 8,288. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Bern, where 32 percent live, Canton of Solothurn, where 27 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 11 percent live. Beside Switzerland it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 0 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schlafli | 96 | 56 | / |
| Schläfle | 88 | 34 | / |
| Schlaefli | 82 | 483 | / |
| Shlefli | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schlafly | 75 | 275 | / |
| Schlafle | 75 | 10 | / |
| Schlafley | 71 | 69 | / |
| Schlaefle | 71 | 29 | / |
| Schlaffle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schloefle | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schleffler | 67 | 11 | / |
| Schloeffle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Slefle | 57 | 1 | / |
| Xlifli | 57 | 1 | / |
| Slifly | 57 | 0 | / |
| Shlefflett | 56 | 0 | / |
| Cliffle | 53 | 3 | / |
| Slifler | 53 | 0 | / |
| Slaifle | 53 | 0 | / |
| Slifflet | 50 | 3 | / |
| Sleafley | 50 | 0 | / |
| Sleffler | 50 | 0 | / |
| Sliffler | 50 | 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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- 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 Schläfli
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