Schäftlein Surname
Approximately 218 people bear this surname
Schäftlein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 216 | 1:372,710 | 35,308 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
The alternate forms: Schaftlein (177) are calculated separately.
Schäftlein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schäftlein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schäftlein is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Schaftlein. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schäftlein? popularity and diffusion
Schäftlein is the 1,115,011th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schäftlein are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 216 people, or 1 in 372,710. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 62 percent are found, Thuringia, where 28 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Germany it is found in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schaftlein | 97 | 177 | / |
| Schäfftlein | 95 | 22 | / |
| Scheftlein | 90 | 27 | / |
| Schaeftlein | 86 | 16 | / |
| Shaftlein | 84 | 1 | / |
| Schaftlen | 84 | 0 | / |
| Schifftlin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schaftlien | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shaftalin | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sheftline | 74 | 0 | / |
| Schafheitlin | 73 | 11 | / |
| Cheftalian | 70 | 11 | / |
| Cheftalion | 70 | 1 | / |
| Shafiatullin | 64 | 1 | / |
| Chafidlin | 63 | 6 | / |
| Sheftlayn | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shvettlin | 63 | 0 | / |
| Shifatalno | 60 | 1 | / |
| Shafidulin | 60 | 1 | / |
| Shafiyatullina | 58 | 2 | / |
| Shafidulina | 57 | 2 | / |
| Shayfudilin | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shivuteloini | 55 | 1 | / |
| Shivuteliina | 55 | 1 | / |
| Shivutelaina | 55 | 1 | / |
| Chafidlun | 53 | 3 | / |
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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 Schäftlein
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