Schoofs Surname

87,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Schoofs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schoofs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,6241:4,381492
Germany1,8481:43,5645,725
Netherlands6961:24,2633,943
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
France161:4,151,420237,746
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Schoofs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schoofs is held by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schoofs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 87,110th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,318,774 people. The last name Schoofs occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Schoofs are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Schoofs is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 2,624 people, or 1 in 4,381. In Belgium Schoofs is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 9 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Belgium it is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 13 percent reside.

Schoofs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schoofs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schoofs surname grew 2,009 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schoofs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schoofs surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Schoofs earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 20.9% more than the national average, earning $52,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.87% more than the national average, earning $60,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schooffs9311/
Schofs9231/
Shoofs925/
Scoofs922/
Schoufs8638/
Schoffs861/
Shofs833/
Soofs831/
Shoobs7722/
Schobs7717/
Schows776/
Schafs772/
Sachfs771/
Shoffs770/
Schoubs71151/
Schaafs71117/
Schouws71116/
Shoovsh713/
Schaffs712/
Shows673,789/
Scafs6731/
Chows6731/
Shafs674/
Chovs671/
Soobs671/
Scows671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schoofs
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