Schrafen Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schrafen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schrafen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
France11:66,422,722504,397

Schrafen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schrafen occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schrafen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schrafen live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,833,593. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent are found, Bavaria, where 24 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 19 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schrafin883/
Shrafeen882/
Schrefen880/
Srafen8616/
Shrafn866/
Schrepfen825/
Shraifeen821/
Srafeen807/
Scrafin805/
Craffen804/
Crawfen800/
Srafin7118/
Shrefn712/
Crafin711/
Srafina677/
Szrafin677/
Srrafin671/
Srafeem671/
Shreefn671/
Sreffen671/
Craffin671/
Croffen671/
Crawfin670/
Shreefin631/
Scraphin631/
Srafim572/
Sraphin533/
Srephen532/
Croffin532/
Szrafim531/
Srrafim531/
Sreephen501/
Zreefeen501/

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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
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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 Schrafen
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