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

The last name Shafer (Marathi: शाफेर, Russian: Шафер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Shäfer. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name Shafer is the 15,284^th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 200,031 people. Shafer is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Shafer live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shafer is also the 663,277^th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 188 people.

Shafer is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 35,014 people, or 1 in 10,352. In The United States Shafer is most common in: California, where 8 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 65 countries. It is also common 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 bearing the Shafer surname grew 271 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 197 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shafer Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shafer surname is principally Orthodox (60%) in Russia and Shiite (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding 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.