Schpfer Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schpfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schpfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Schpfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schpfer is most common in Switzerland. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schpfer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Schpfer are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schpfer is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,053,229. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 75 percent live and Canton of Bern, where 25 percent live. Other than Switzerland this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 38 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schfer923,550/
Schper927/
Shpfer924/
Schffer86170/
Schæfer8685/
Schpeir8674/
Schpper8610/
Schsfer862/
Schcfer862/
Schőfer861/
Schpier861/
Schfert860/
Schperd860/
Shper8348/
Shfer834/
Schfe831/
Chper831/
Schæffer80164/
Schőffer802/
Schppert801/
Shpeer7736/
Schppe7723/
Shpetr7721/
Shffer7710/
Shfeer774/
Schpre772/
Shpear772/
Shperd771/
Scffer771/
Sceheffer750/
Sper73446/
Sfer73434/
Shfe7312/
Chfe732/
Shpe732/
Spfe731/
Shpherd7115/
Schpetz712/
Sehefer711/
Shæffer711/
Speer6724,947/
Spear6722,173/
Sfeir6713,011/
Spier676,284/
Speir672,555/
Sperr671,788/
Shpet671,144/
Shpyr67363/
Shpey67270/
Spere67172/
Szper67139/
Sperz6798/
Shperova6789/
Speur6771/
Shpeh6760/
Shpir6736/
Shfie6733/
Shfee6731/
Sfeer6731/
Spher6729/
Shpes6728/
Spert6722/
Sfier6721/
Jsper677/
Chfir676/
Åsper675/
Spøer675/
Shfeh675/
Shped673/
Chpyr673/
Shpei673/
Sferr672/
Shpeherd672/
Shfir672/
Szfer672/
Shfed672/
Schfy671/
Shppeard671/
Sperd671/
Speyr671/
Sfear671/
Shfea671/
Chpär671/
Chpjr671/
Spfee671/
Schpecht670/
Sperp670/

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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 Schpfer
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