Shaffey Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shaffey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Shaffey (8) may also be a first name.
Shaffey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaffey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaffey occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaffey? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Shaffey is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Shaffey reside; 29 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 8 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly found in: Virginia, where 50 percent are found and Washington, where 50 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 14 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.
Shaffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shaffey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shaffey surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Shaffey
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