Surname Scheffer (Scheffer 
, שפר 
, Шеффер 
) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The last name Scheffer is characteristic of Netherlands, where it is quite a common surname, Israel, and Argentina, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Brazil, Netherlands, and Germany.
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| Scheffer | Argentina, United States, Germany, Netherlands, Brazil |
| שפר | Israel |
| Шеффер | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan |
| hanss scheffer DE (b. 1499) |
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| reinhard scheffer DE (b. 1529) |
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wilhelm ernst scheffer German physician (b. 1590) |
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| johannes reichard scheffer (b. 1530) |
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reinhard scheffer der jüngste politician, DE (b. 1590) |
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| christine scheffer (b. 1537) |
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| johann hartman scheffer DE (b. 1538) |
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| lukas scheffer DE (b. 1540) |
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| andreas scheffer (b. 1543) |
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| reinhard scheffer der jüngere DE (b. 1561) |
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sebastian scheffer physician from Germany, DE (b. 1631) |
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| regina elisabeth scheffer (b. 1578) |
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| margarethe scheffer (b. 1580) |
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| elisabeth scheffer DE (b. 1593) |
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| gertraud scheffer (b. 1595) |
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