Schoft Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schoft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schoft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Schöft (1) are calculated separately.

Schoft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schoft is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Schöft. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schoft? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,605,694th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Schoft live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Schoft is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 1,750,119. In Germany Schoft is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 17 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and Czechia, where 4 percent are found.

Schoft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schoft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schoft last name decreased 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schöft941/
Schouft9242/
Schofft921/
Shoft915/
Scoft911/
Schoifet868/
Schaft83669/
Scheft8335/
Scofft833/
Scoift831/
Schobt830/
Soft80578/
Schafft77468/
Scofftt7777/
Schefft7766/
Schafte7734/
Schafts7714/
Shoifet776/
Schowtz774/
Schaeft771/
Schowte771/
Schauft771/
Schuobt771/
Shaft73671/
Sheft73134/
Shovt7344/
Softe7312/
Chowt7311/
Chaft738/
Souft733/
Szoft732/
Soift731/
Sooft731/
Sofft730/
Showt730/
Scaft730/
Sceft730/
Softs730/
Shahft6776/
Shafts6750/
Shafte6719/
Shafft678/
Showte673/
Shaftt671/
Schabt671/
Chowtt671/
Schöftová671/
Shovts670/
Scafft670/
Chafts670/
Shepft670/
Showtz670/

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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 Schoft
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