Schrefer Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Schrefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schrefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Schrefer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schrefer is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Schrefer.

How Common Is The Last Name Schrefer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,075,631st most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. Schrefer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Schrefer are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States it is primarily found in: Missouri, where 42 percent live, New York, where 38 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 33 percent live and Argentina, where 1 percent live.

Schrefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schrefer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schrefer surname grew 5,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schrefer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schrefer surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Schrefer earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.11% more than the national average, earning $54,847 USD per year.

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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 Schrefer
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