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 last name Shaffery is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaffery? popularity and diffusion

Shaffery is the 978,274th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Shaffery are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 206 people, or 1 in 1,759,509. In The United States it is most common in: New Jersey, where 37 percent are found, Arizona, where 13 percent are found and Maryland, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States Shaffery is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 0 percent are found.

Shaffery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shaffery has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shaffery last name grew 1,288 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shaffery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shaffery last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shaffery surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the political 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Shaffery
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