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
Schäfer occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Schafer. Click here to see other possible spellings of Schäfer.
How Common Is The Last Name Schäfer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,412th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 31,929 people. The last name Schäfer is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schäfer reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 930,172nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 103 people.
This last name is most commonly held 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. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found 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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