Shaferstein Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Shaferstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
The alternate forms: Shäferstein (1) are calculated separately.
Shaferstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaferstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaferstein occurs more in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Shäferstein. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaferstein? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shaferstein is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Shaferstein live; 86 percent live in South America and 86 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.
The surname is most commonly used in Argentina, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,561,951. In Argentina it is mostly concentrated in: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 67 percent live and Tierra del Fuego Province, where 33 percent live. Aside from Argentina this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Israel, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shäferstein | 97 | 1 | / |
| Schaferstein | 96 | 0 | / |
| Saferstein | 95 | 191 | / |
| Safferstein | 91 | 32 | / |
| Shafirstein | 91 | 4 | / |
| Safersztein | 91 | 1 | / |
| Szaferstein | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sheferstein | 91 | 0 | / |
| Schafirstein | 87 | 8 | / |
| Shefershtein | 87 | 2 | / |
| Shafyrshtein | 87 | 2 | / |
| Shafirshtein | 87 | 2 | / |
| Szafersztein | 87 | 1 | / |
| Shefferstein | 87 | 0 | / |
| Safirstein | 86 | 97 | / |
| Scheiferstein | 83 | 67 | / |
| Schefferstein | 83 | 22 | / |
| Safirsztein | 82 | 33 | / |
| Sapherstein | 82 | 23 | / |
| Sieferstein | 82 | 7 | / |
| Szafirstein | 82 | 4 | / |
| Safersztejn | 82 | 3 | / |
| Sofershtein | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shafirstain | 82 | 1 | / |
| Szafirsztein | 78 | 7 | / |
| Szafersztejn | 78 | 6 | / |
| Szaferszteyn | 78 | 1 | / |
| Safirstine | 76 | 1 | / |
| Saphirstein | 73 | 48 | / |
| Safirsztejn | 73 | 19 | / |
| Szafirsztejn | 70 | 12 | / |
| Szafirsztajn | 61 | 1 | / |
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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 Shaferstein
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