Schnaufer Surname

388,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 913 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Schnaufer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schnaufer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4671:776,14360,198
Germany3881:207,48823,611
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Austria161:532,21549,801
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Schnaufer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schnaufer is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schnaufer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schnaufer is the 388,475th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,981,978 people. Schnaufer is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Schnaufer reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Schnaufer is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 467 people, or 1 in 776,143. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 15 percent reside, Illinois, where 15 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 42 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Schnaufer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schnaufer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schnaufer surname expanded 994 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schnaufer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schnaufer surname are 13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.77% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schnaufer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.67% more than the national average, earning $45,595 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning $52,635 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schnauffer95262/
Schnaufert9515/
Shnaufer941/
Scnauffer891/
Schneufer891/
Schnaffer891/
Snaufer8833/
Schneuffer841/
Snauffer8264/
Shnaffer821/
Snufer801/
Schneifer784/
Schnowfer780/
Snuffer75841/
Snaffer757/
Snoufer750/
Schneidfer741/
Snouffer71573/
Sneaffer711/
Sneifer636/
Snowfer630/
Jennafer593/
Xnupffer591/

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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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  • 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 Schnaufer
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