Where Does The Last Name Schöfer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Schöfer is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Schofer or Schõfer. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schöfer? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Schöfer is the 243,312^th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,446,337 people. The last name Schöfer occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schöfer live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 1,413 people, or 1 in 56,975. In Germany Schöfer is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 36 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 25 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 13 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

Schöfer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Schöfer has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Schöfer last name contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.