Schriefer Surname

173,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schriefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schriefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2351:65,1878,352
United States1,1671:310,59028,474
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Schriefer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schriefer occurs most in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schriefer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 173,581st most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,944,463 people. The surname Schriefer is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Schriefer are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 1,235 people, or 1 in 65,187. In Germany Schriefer is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 36 percent reside, Bavaria, where 20 percent reside and Bremen, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Germany it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 47 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Schriefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schriefer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schriefer surname increased 1,326 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schriefer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schriefer surname are 14.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.96% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schriefer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 127.1% more than the national average, earning R 539,676 per year and in United States they earn 7.82% more than the national average, earning $46,523 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schriefer
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