Schäfli Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schäfli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schäfli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3281:25,0393,924
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

The alternate forms: Schafli (84) are calculated separately.

Schäfli Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Schäfli Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Schäfli is found most frequently in Switzerland. It can appear in the variant forms: Schafli. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schäfli? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 832,284th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 21,950,440 people. Schäfli occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Schäfli reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 25,039. In Switzerland Schäfli is most numerous in: Canton of Thurgau, where 53 percent live, Canton of St Gallen, where 13 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 12 percent live. Not including Switzerland Schäfli exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Hong Kong, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schafli9584/
Schäfle86113/
Schöfli861/
Schiffli80260/
Schäfler80257/
Schaefli8021/
Shafli7719/
Chefli774/
Shefli773/
Shifli771/
Schäffler754,853/
Schifelli750/
Schafle71106/
Schefle7135/
Schifle7116/
Schifla7111/
Schafly719/
Shiffli714/
Shaflei711/
Shaflai711/
Shäfler711/
Shaifli711/
Sheflai711/
Shiflit711/
Scuifli711/
Schifillit711/
Schefler67439/
Safli67248/
Schifler67158/
Schaefle67112/
Scheifla6775/
Sofli6755/
Schöpfle6753/
Schaffle6737/
Schifley6731/
Schiefla6718/
Sifli6711/
Sefli6711/
Scheifly679/
Schiflet675/
Shiflitt673/
Scheifle673/
Shafelli672/
Schiffle672/
Schoffle671/
Schafley671/
Schiefle671/
Schepfle671/
Schaeflé671/
Scheufle670/
Scheffla670/
Scheffly670/
Schefley670/
Schaefly670/
Schoefle670/

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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
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  • 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 Schäfli
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