Schäfter Surname
Approximately 299 people bear this surname
Schäfter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 296 | 1:271,978 | 28,798 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Schafter (112) are calculated separately.
Schäfter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schäfter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schäfter is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Schafter. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schäfter? popularity and diffusion
It is the 895,817th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. The surname Schäfter is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schäfter live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Schäfter is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 296 people, or 1 in 271,978. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 43 percent live, Bavaria, where 24 percent live and Saxony, where 15 percent live. Aside from Germany Schäfter exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 0 percent live and Spain, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schafter | 96 | 112 | / |
| Schäffter | 94 | 59 | / |
| Schefter | 88 | 600 | / |
| Schifter | 88 | 566 | / |
| Schyfter | 88 | 9 | / |
| Schofter | 88 | 0 | / |
| Schaffter | 82 | 1,314 | / |
| Scheffter | 82 | 74 | / |
| Schiffter | 82 | 57 | / |
| Schaefter | 82 | 22 | / |
| Schoefter | 82 | 9 | / |
| Schöffter | 82 | 2 | / |
| Scheifter | 82 | 1 | / |
| Schiefter | 82 | 1 | / |
| Schafteer | 82 | 0 | / |
| Schaafter | 82 | 0 | / |
| Shafter | 80 | 494 | / |
| Shifter | 80 | 219 | / |
| Shefter | 80 | 168 | / |
| Schefte | 80 | 84 | / |
| Chefter | 80 | 37 | / |
| Schafte | 80 | 34 | / |
| Shofter | 80 | 20 | / |
| Schifte | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chifter | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shyfter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schoeffter | 78 | 218 | / |
| Schaeffter | 78 | 57 | / |
| Schaiffter | 78 | 0 | / |
| Shaffter | 75 | 8 | / |
| Shiftier | 75 | 2 | / |
| Schiwter | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schaefte | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shiffter | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shaefter | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sifter | 71 | 387 | / |
| Safter | 71 | 229 | / |
| Shefte | 71 | 84 | / |
| Sefter | 71 | 50 | / |
| Shafte | 71 | 19 | / |
| Softer | 71 | 17 | / |
| Shifte | 71 | 10 | / |
| Cifter | 71 | 5 | / |
| Schowtter | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chewter | 67 | 334 | / |
| Seifter | 67 | 302 | / |
| Szyfter | 67 | 163 | / |
| Shifteh | 67 | 121 | / |
| Shevter | 67 | 49 | / |
| Shifted | 67 | 39 | / |
| Shefterova | 67 | 32 | / |
| Sheftir | 67 | 21 | / |
| Shyvter | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sheftes | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shafteh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safther | 67 | 2 | / |
| Szefter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiftie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaftee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaftie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szifter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schifta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seufter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sivfter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schafti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schowte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chifteh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shawter | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shiftet | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shaftey | 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
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- 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 Schäfter
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