Schæfer Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Schæfer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 81 | 1:69,688 | 6,946 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Schfer (3,550) are calculated separately.
Schæfer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schæfer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schæfer occurs in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Schfer. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schæfer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,034,059th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Schæfer occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Schæfer live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.
It is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 69,688. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 54 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 26 percent are found and Capital Region of Denmark, where 14 percent are found. Beside Denmark Schæfer occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schfer | 97 | 3,550 | / |
| Schæffer | 93 | 164 | / |
| Schffer | 86 | 170 | / |
| Schpfer | 86 | 8 | / |
| Schsfer | 86 | 2 | / |
| Schcfer | 86 | 2 | / |
| Schőfer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shæffer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schfert | 86 | 0 | / |
| Shfer | 83 | 4 | / |
| Schfe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Schőffer | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shffer | 77 | 10 | / |
| Shpfer | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shfeer | 77 | 4 | / |
| Scffer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sceheffer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sfer | 73 | 434 | / |
| Shfe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Chfe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sehefer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sfeir | 67 | 13,011 | / |
| Shfie | 67 | 33 | / |
| Shfee | 67 | 31 | / |
| Sfeer | 67 | 31 | / |
| Sfier | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chfir | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shfeh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shfed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sferr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Szfer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shfir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shfea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sfear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schfy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Schæfer
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