Schyfter Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Schyfter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Schyfter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schyfter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schyfter is more commonly found in Costa Rica than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schyfter? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Schyfter occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Schyfter are found; 67 percent are found in Central America and 67 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.
It is most frequently used in Costa Rica, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 796,678. In Costa Rica Schyfter is most common in: San José Province, where 83 percent live and Puntarenas Province, where 17 percent live. Outside of Costa Rica it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shyfter | 93 | 1 | / |
| Schefter | 88 | 600 | / |
| Schifter | 88 | 566 | / |
| Schäfter | 88 | 299 | / |
| Scheffter | 82 | 74 | / |
| Schäffter | 82 | 59 | / |
| Schiffter | 82 | 57 | / |
| Schiefter | 82 | 1 | / |
| Scheifter | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shifter | 80 | 219 | / |
| Shefter | 80 | 168 | / |
| Szyfter | 80 | 163 | / |
| Schefte | 80 | 84 | / |
| Chefter | 80 | 37 | / |
| Shyvter | 80 | 9 | / |
| Schifte | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chifter | 80 | 2 | / |
| Schaiffter | 78 | 0 | / |
| Shiftier | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shiffter | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schiwter | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sifter | 71 | 387 | / |
| Shefte | 71 | 84 | / |
| Sefter | 71 | 50 | / |
| Shifte | 71 | 10 | / |
| Cifter | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chewter | 67 | 334 | / |
| Seifter | 67 | 302 | / |
| Shifteh | 67 | 121 | / |
| Shevter | 67 | 49 | / |
| Shifted | 67 | 39 | / |
| Shefterova | 67 | 32 | / |
| Sheftir | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sheftes | 67 | 6 | / |
| Szefter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sivfter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seufter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schifta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szifter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chifteh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiftie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiftet | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Schyfter
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