Schöfmann Surname
Approximately 492 people bear this surname
Schöfmann Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 399 | 1:21,342 | 3,353 |
| Germany | 87 | 1:925,350 | 65,249 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Schofmann (14) are calculated separately.
Schöfmann Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schöfmann Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schöfmann is more commonly found in Austria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Schofmann. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Schöfmann? popularity and diffusion
Schöfmann is the 623,516th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 14,812,085 people. The surname Schöfmann is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Schöfmann are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Schöfmann is most widely held in Austria, where it is carried by 399 people, or 1 in 21,342. In Austria it is most prevalent in: Lower Austria, where 76 percent live, Vienna, where 17 percent live and Upper Austria, where 6 percent live. Excluding Austria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schofmann | 96 | 14 | / |
| Schöffmann | 95 | 1,753 | / |
| Schöfman | 94 | 8 | / |
| Schafmann | 89 | 81 | / |
| Schäfmann | 89 | 31 | / |
| Schöffman | 89 | 2 | / |
| Scheffmann | 84 | 140 | / |
| Schoffmann | 84 | 18 | / |
| Schoefmann | 84 | 12 | / |
| Schaffmann | 84 | 10 | / |
| Schafman | 82 | 152 | / |
| Schefman | 82 | 138 | / |
| Schofman | 82 | 18 | / |
| Schöffmannová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shafmann | 82 | 0 | / |
| Schoeffmann | 80 | 72 | / |
| Schoffman | 78 | 139 | / |
| Scheffman | 78 | 63 | / |
| Schaffman | 78 | 41 | / |
| Schepfman | 78 | 2 | / |
| Shoffmann | 78 | 1 | / |
| Scheefman | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shafman | 75 | 182 | / |
| Shefman | 75 | 87 | / |
| Shofman | 75 | 52 | / |
| Schoeffman | 74 | 15 | / |
| Shaffman | 71 | 42 | / |
| Shoffman | 71 | 25 | / |
| Sheffman | 71 | 24 | / |
| Sceffman | 71 | 0 | / |
| Seffmann | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sofman | 67 | 91 | / |
| Sefman | 67 | 16 | / |
| Safman | 67 | 15 | / |
| Säfman | 67 | 4 | / |
| Siefman | 63 | 69 | / |
| Saffman | 63 | 43 | / |
| Szafman | 63 | 22 | / |
| Soffman | 63 | 8 | / |
| Sophman | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sephman | 63 | 1 | / |
| Šefman | 53 | 63 | / |
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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 Schöfmann
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