Schuffelen Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schuffelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schuffelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands901:187,63526,551
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Schüffelen (7) are calculated separately.

Schuffelen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schuffelen is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Schüffelen. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schuffelen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schuffelen is the 1,364,059th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Schuffelen live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 187,635. In The Netherlands Schuffelen is most numerous in: North Holland, where 43 percent reside, Limburg, where 20 percent reside and Overijssel, where 16 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schüffelen977/
Shuffelen9536/
Scheuffelen957/
Scheufelen9021/
Schuffelin900/
Shuflen8213/
Schuffilin800/
Chufelin7838/
Sufalen715/
Souflene67105/
Sufilin591/

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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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  • 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 Schuffelen
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