Schöffel Surname

173,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schöffel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schöffel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,3861:33,7414,453
Austria331:258,04330,255
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Norway61:857,04855,549
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Schoffel (257) are calculated separately.

Schöffel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schöffel is found most in Germany. It may occur as a variant: Schoffel. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schöffel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 173,913th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,951,618 people. Schöffel is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schöffel reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2,386 people, or 1 in 33,741. In Germany Schöffel is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 44 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 1 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Schöffel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schöffel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schöffel surname decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schöffel Last Name Statistics demography

Schöffel earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Norway they earn 81.59% more than the national average, earning 628,433 kr per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schöffel
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