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

The surname Shafer (Marathi: शाफेर, Russian: Шафер) is found most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant: Shäfer. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 15,284^th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 200,031 people. The surname Shafer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Shafer are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 663,277^th most common forename world-wide, held by 188 people.

Shafer is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 35,014 people, or 1 in 10,352. In The United States Shafer is most frequent in: California, where 8 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Russia, where 0 percent are found.

Shafer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shafer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shafer last name increased 271 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 197 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shafer Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shafer surname is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia and Shiite (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Shafer surname are 34.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.83% registered with the party.

The amount Shafer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 126.17% more than the national average, earning R 537,456 per year; in United States they earn 0.1% more than the national average, earning $43,191 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.63% more than the national average, earning $56,950 CAD per year.