View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Schafter is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Schäfter. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 1,727,723^rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Schafter reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 5,330,278. In The United States Schafter is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 21 percent reside, Arizona, where 18 percent reside and Connecticut, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States Schafter exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent reside and Switzerland, where 15 percent reside.

Schafter Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Schafter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 453 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schafter Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Schafter surname are 15.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.42% registered with the party.

The amount Schafter earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 21.17% more than the national average, earning $52,283 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.8% more than the national average, earning $59,522 CAD per year.