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 borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Schoffel. Click here for further possible spellings of Schöffel.

How Common Is The Last Name Schöffel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 173,913th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,951,618 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schöffel are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 2,386 people, or 1 in 33,741. In Germany Schöffel is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 44 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent are found. Not including Germany Schöffel is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Schöffel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schöffel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schöffel last name contracted 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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