Schoefter Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Schoefter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schoefter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Schoefter Last Name Facts

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

Schoefter occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schoefter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Schoefter is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Schoefter are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Schoefter is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Schoefter is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 44 percent live, North Dakota, where 33 percent live and Colorado, where 11 percent live.

Schoefter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schoefter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schoefter last name grew 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schoefter Last Name Statistics demography

Schoefter earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.95% less than the national average, earning $39,286 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoeffter95218/
Schefter94600/
Schofter940/
Scheffter8974/
Schaefter8922/
Schiefter891/
Scheifter891/
Shefter88168/
Shofter8820/
Schaeffter8457/
Schäfter82299/
Schafter82112/
Schufter828/
Schaefte821/
Shaefter820/
Sefter8050/
Softer8017/
Schaffter781,314/
Schäffter7859/
Schuffter784/
Schöffter782/
Schowtter782/
Schaafter780/
Schafteer780/
Shafter75494/
Seifter75302/
Shevter7549/
Sheftir7521/
Szefter751/
Seufter751/
Shufter751/
Schaiffter740/
Shaffter718/
Shuffter711/
Shaufter710/
Sowter671,767/
Sewter67335/
Safter67229/
Sovter6714/
Sufter679/
Seiffeter671/

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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 Schoefter
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