Schäfer Surname
Approximately 228,242 people bear this surname
Schäfer Surname User-submission:
The surname Schäfer or Schaefer comes from a German word for 'shepherd'.
Schäfer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 222,673 | 1:362 | 14 |
| Switzerland | 2,267 | 1:3,623 | 492 |
| Austria | 1,785 | 1:4,771 | 532 |
| Czechia | 225 | 1:47,260 | 7,882 |
| Hungary | 224 | 1:43,823 | 4,672 |
| Sweden | 222 | 1:44,355 | 3,494 |
| Denmark | 209 | 1:27,008 | 2,770 |
| South Africa | 180 | 1:300,987 | 28,973 |
| Belgium | 109 | 1:105,474 | 15,893 |
| Netherlands | 98 | 1:172,318 | 24,957 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Norway | 36 | 1:142,841 | 18,058 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Finland | 23 | 1:238,987 | 19,121 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Liechtenstein | 15 | 1:2,559 | 275 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
The alternate forms: Schafer (49,440) are calculated separately.
Schäfer (103) may also be a first name.
Schäfer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Schäfer or Schaefer comes from a German word for 'shepherd'.
- mira_01Schäfer is a German occupational surname for a shephard.
- deleted-173293Schäfer Demographics
Average Schäfer Salary in
Norway
371,709 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Schäfer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schäfer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schäfer occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Schafer. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Schäfer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Schäfer is the 2,412th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 31,929 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schäfer live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe. Schäfer is also the 930,172nd most numerous first name globally, held by 103 people.
It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 222,673 people, or 1 in 362. In Germany Schäfer is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found, Hesse, where 20 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Germany it occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.
Schäfer Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Schäfer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.41% more than the national average, earning 371,709 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 71.64% more than the national average, earning R 407,880 per year.
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Footnotes
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