Schäffler Surname
Approximately 4,853 people bear this surname
Schäffler Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,650 | 1:17,313 | 2,277 |
| Austria | 99 | 1:86,014 | 12,782 |
| Switzerland | 68 | 1:120,778 | 12,249 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 73 | 1:687,927 | 44,660 |
The alternate forms: Schaffler (1,146) are calculated separately.
Schäffler Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schäffler Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schäffler is found most in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms: Schaffler. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schäffler? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 97,753rd most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,501,658 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Schäffler are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Schäffler is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 4,650 people, or 1 in 17,313. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 68 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Germany Schäffler is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 2 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.
Schäffler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Schäffler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schäffler surname fell 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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Schäffler Reference & Research
Shaffer DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Shaffer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Schäffler
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