Schäfen Surname
2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany
Schäfen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 61 | 1:1,319,762 | 83,187 |
The alternate forms: Schafen (2) are calculated separately.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schafen | 95 | 2 | / |
| Schefen | 86 | 13 | / |
| Schofen | 86 | 0 | / |
| Schoffen | 80 | 937 | / |
| Schiefen | 80 | 473 | / |
| Scheffen | 80 | 446 | / |
| Scheufen | 80 | 290 | / |
| Scheifen | 80 | 41 | / |
| Schäfing | 80 | 39 | / |
| Schöfend | 80 | 10 | / |
| Schaffen | 80 | 5 | / |
| Schaefen | 80 | 3 | / |
| Schiffen | 80 | 2 | / |
| Schefenn | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chifen | 77 | 49 | / |
| Shafen | 77 | 32 | / |
| Shofen | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shifen | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chefen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sohfen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shefen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schöffend | 75 | 40 | / |
| Schafehen | 75 | 15 | / |
| Schieffen | 75 | 6 | / |
| Schaeffen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schoeffen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schoepfen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Shafeen | 71 | 538 | / |
| Cheffen | 71 | 116 | / |
| Shefeen | 71 | 56 | / |
| Shifeng | 71 | 46 | / |
| Shafien | 71 | 38 | / |
| Schafin | 71 | 18 | / |
| Shoffen | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shiffen | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shaffen | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chiffen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chifeng | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sheffen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sheafen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shahfen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shifeen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafaen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shuifen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sceffen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaifen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shofeen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schofin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schöffendt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chefeen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheifen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sahafen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shihfen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sciffen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sefen | 67 | 275 | / |
| Sofen | 67 | 112 | / |
| Sifen | 67 | 69 | / |
| Shaafeen | 67 | 47 | / |
| Safen | 67 | 24 | / |
| Schaffin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shuifeng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shaffien | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schiffne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cefen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cifen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheafin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahafien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chihfeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schiefin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schifind | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shefgeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaafien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahafeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schöphen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaffeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuifeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schoffin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schefing | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cheiffen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schiffin | 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
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- 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 Schäfen
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