Shaffery Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Shaffery Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaffery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
England561:994,96549,531
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Shaffery Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shaffery Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shaffery occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaffery? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shaffery is the 978,274th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. The surname Shaffery is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Shaffery live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Shaffery is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 206 people, or 1 in 1,759,509. In The United States Shaffery is mostly concentrated in: New Jersey, where 37 percent live, Arizona, where 13 percent live and Maryland, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 0 percent live.

Shaffery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shaffery has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shaffery surname increased 1,288 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shaffery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shaffery surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Shaffery surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the party.

Shaffery earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.94% more than the national average, earning $43,987 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafferey941/
Saffery93603/
Shafery931/
Shafferi8815/
Sheffery889/
Shaffera888/
Shaffary884/
Chaffery883/
Shafferè882/
Shaffere881/
Sahffery881/
Siaffery881/
Safery861/
Schaffera821/
Shaferray821/
Shaffiera821/
Shafere80130/
Saffary8070/
Shaferi8033/
Zaffery8029/
Safferi8026/
Safetry809/
Shafera805/
Shafary803/
Saffory802/
Saffere801/
Soffery801/
Saffera801/
Shafiry801/
Shefery800/
Seffery800/
Schafferer78503/
Schaufferi781/
Shahferi7523/
Shafitry7517/
Shaffari7510/
Shafeera759/
Saffaray759/
Shafaray756/
Saffieri756/
Shafarey756/
Shafiera754/
Safeeray753/
Shaffyra752/
Shaffore751/
Shafieri751/
Safferio751/
Shauferi751/
Shaffare751/
Shaefere750/
Schaifferes741/
Safere71973/
Safary71869/
Saferi71398/
Safera71347/
Saufferer71127/
Safory71122/
Zafery712/
Schaferer712/
Safiry712/
Shaferrer711/
Chauffere711/
Sofery711/
Shafierra711/
Shahfeera711/
Saffari6714,940/
Xhaferi673,515/
Shafira67594/
Shafari67381/
Saffore67327/
Safitry67314/
Saffiri67157/
Safeera67139/
Shoferi6787/
Soffera6783/
Safetri6773/
Saffire6756/
Shafiri6748/
Schäfferer6725/
Safeare6722/
Saufera6716/
Zafferi6716/
Safiera6713/
Sheferi6713/
Zaffere6712/
Saphary6712/
Zaffiry6712/
Sahferi6710/
Saferis6710/
Szafera6710/
Saffira679/
Shafori679/
Shafore678/
Safeeri678/
Saphery676/
Saffori676/
Saferio676/
Saifary675/
Safeere675/
Safaray674/
Shofera674/
Shofere674/
Sefferi673/
Saffyra673/
Safarey673/
Shafyra673/
Sasferi672/
Shafare672/
Safheri672/
Chaferi672/
Safaryi671/
Safeari671/
Safered671/
Schaeferie671/
Sophary671/
Shafire671/
Xhaferj671/
Saferaj671/
Saffare671/
Saffarj671/
Safaary671/
Safarhy671/
Chafere671/
Safhere671/
Safiriy671/
Saufary671/
Saferer671/
Saferid671/
Ceffery670/
Soffory670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shaffery
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