Schnefer Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Schnefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schnefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Schnefer Last Name Facts

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

Schnefer occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schnefer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Schnefer reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,656,311. In Iran Schnefer is most common in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 43 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 38 percent live and Khuzestan Province, where 5 percent live. Outside of Iran this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live.

Schnefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schnefer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schnefer surname contracted 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Schnefer
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