Schäfke Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Schäfke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Schafke (10) are calculated separately.
Schäfke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schäfke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schäfke is found most in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Schafke. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schäfke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,017,195th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Schäfke are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 2,012,636. In Germany Schäfke is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 35 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 28 percent reside and Hamburg, where 28 percent reside. Not including Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Georgia, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schafke | 95 | 10 | / |
| Schäffkes | 88 | 13 | / |
| Schefke | 86 | 265 | / |
| Schifke | 86 | 23 | / |
| Säfke | 83 | 2 | / |
| Schiffke | 80 | 437 | / |
| Schiefke | 80 | 297 | / |
| Scheffke | 80 | 38 | / |
| Schoffke | 80 | 7 | / |
| Schaefke | 80 | 5 | / |
| Schisfke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schefcke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schefkie | 80 | 0 | / |
| Shefke | 77 | 40 | / |
| Shifke | 77 | 25 | / |
| Säfcke | 77 | 10 | / |
| Shafke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schafk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shafkey | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shifkey | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shefker | 71 | 3 | / |
| Schifki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Scheffk | 71 | 2 | / |
| Schefky | 71 | 2 | / |
| Schefki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schebke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schibke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schafky | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shefkey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Scheffki | 67 | 39 | / |
| Sofke | 67 | 36 | / |
| Shafk | 67 | 30 | / |
| Schevker | 67 | 27 | / |
| Sefke | 67 | 19 | / |
| Scheffka | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sävke | 67 | 18 | / |
| Schewkes | 67 | 8 | / |
| Safke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chyfk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chifk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schiewke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schiffky | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schawkey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schiefka | 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 Schäfke
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