Schuffner Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Schuffner Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'leader', 'someone who is giving orders'. It comes from the word soffe.
Schuffner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 124 | 1:1,726,406 | 56,376 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Schüffner (25) are calculated separately.
Schuffner Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'leader', 'someone who is giving orders'. It comes from the word soffe.
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Where Does The Last Name Schuffner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schuffner is found most frequently in Brazil. It may be found as: Schüffner. Click here to see other possible spellings of Schuffner.
How Common Is The Last Name Schuffner? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,497,948th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Schuffner are found; 89 percent are found in South America and 89 percent are found in Luso-South America.
This last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 1,726,406. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Minas Gerais, where 67 percent are found, Mato Grosso do Sul, where 15 percent are found and São Paulo, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Brazil this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 5 percent are found and Norway, where 4 percent are found.
Schuffner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Schuffner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schüffner | 96 | 25 | / |
| Schueffner | 95 | 65 | / |
| Schauffner | 95 | 8 | / |
| Schufner | 94 | 2 | / |
| Shuffner | 94 | 2 | / |
| Schiffner | 89 | 4,073 | / |
| Schupfner | 89 | 187 | / |
| Shueffner | 89 | 2 | / |
| Schuefner | 89 | 0 | / |
| Shauffner | 89 | 0 | / |
| Schaufner | 89 | 0 | / |
| Suffner | 88 | 299 | / |
| Shufner | 88 | 3 | / |
| Schuffnerová | 86 | 5 | / |
| Schoeffner | 84 | 49 | / |
| Shiffner | 82 | 110 | / |
| Schifner | 82 | 31 | / |
| Shoufner | 82 | 0 | / |
| Shaufner | 82 | 0 | / |
| Sufner | 80 | 96 | / |
| Schiefner | 78 | 625 | / |
| Schoefner | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shoeffner | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shifner | 75 | 100 | / |
| Šuffner | 75 | 7 | / |
| Szufner | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schoepfner | 74 | 20 | / |
| Suffnerová | 74 | 20 | / |
| Suffnerova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Soeffner | 71 | 46 | / |
| Suffness | 71 | 17 | / |
| Sufne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schüffny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sufnerová | 67 | 6 | / |
| Šufner | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sufnje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šuffnerová | 63 | 8 | / |
| Sufni | 57 | 34 | / |
| Sufna | 57 | 5 | / |
| Šufnerová | 56 | 5 | / |
| Soufienne | 56 | 4 | / |
| Soufny | 53 | 139 | / |
| Sufenny | 50 | 90 | / |
| Saufnay | 50 | 41 | / |
| Saufnai | 50 | 15 | / |
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