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

Schnaufer occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schnaufer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 388,475th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,981,978 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Schnaufer are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 467 people, or 1 in 776,143. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 15 percent are found, Illinois, where 15 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States Schnaufer occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 42 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Schnaufer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schnaufer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 994 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schnaufer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schnaufer are 13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.77% registered with the 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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