Shaffer Surname
Approximately 78,293 people bear this surname
Shaffer Surname Definition:
(German) One who took care of sheep, a shepherd.
Shaffer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 76,706 | 1:4,725 | 522 |
| Canada | 680 | 1:54,185 | 6,457 |
| England | 243 | 1:229,292 | 19,121 |
| Thailand | 188 | 1:375,736 | 65,946 |
| Germany | 85 | 1:947,123 | 66,306 |
| Argentina | 43 | 1:994,033 | 62,207 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Jamaica | 14 | 1:204,996 | 5,998 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,070 | 1:3,332 | 396 |
Shaffer (250) may also be a first name.
Shaffer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who took care of sheep, a shepherd.
Shaffer Demographics
Shaffer Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Shaffer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaffer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shaffer (Arabic: شافير, Russian: Шаффер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Shaffer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaffer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shaffer is the 7,243rd most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 93,080 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Shaffer live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 563,826th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 250 people.
The surname Shaffer is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 76,706 people, or 1 in 4,725. In The United States Shaffer is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent live, Ohio, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States Shaffer exists in 75 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Shaffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shaffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shaffer surname rose 509 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,620 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Shaffer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Jewish (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Shaffer last name are 33.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.94% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shaffer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.55% less than the national average, earning $41,185 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.82% more than the national average, earning $53,072 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaffer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaffer in the Russian language | ||
| Шаффер | saffer | - |
| Shaffer in the Arabic language | ||
| شافير | shafyr | - |
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Shaffer Reference & Research
Shaffer DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Shaffer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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