Schäfler Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Schäfler Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 150 | 1:536,703 | 44,788 |
| Switzerland | 72 | 1:114,068 | 11,784 |
| Austria | 33 | 1:258,043 | 30,255 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
The alternate forms: Schafler (391) are calculated separately.
Schäfler Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schäfler Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schäfler is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Schafler. Click here to see other potential spellings of Schäfler.
How Common Is The Last Name Schäfler? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 996,001st most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schäfler are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 536,703. In Germany Schäfler is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 53 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent are found and Hesse, where 20 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 28 percent are found and Austria, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Schäfler
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