Shaffter Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Shaffter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaffter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Shaffter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shaffter is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shaffter.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaffter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Shaffter are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Shaffter is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Shaffter is most frequent in: West Virginia, where 29 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Connecticut, where 14 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Finland, where 13 percent live.

Shaffter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shaffter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shaffter surname increased 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shaffter Last Name Statistics demography

Shaffter earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.78% less than the national average, earning $18,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaffter941,314/
Shafter93494/
Schaeffter8957/
Schaiffter890/
Schafter88112/
Shaufter880/
Shaefter880/
Safter86229/
Shafte8619/
Scheffter8274/
Schäffter8259/
Schaefter8222/
Schöffter822/
Schasfter821/
Schaafter820/
Schafteer820/
Shefter80168/
Schafte8034/
Shofter8020/
Chafter8013/
Safther802/
Shafteh802/
Saftere802/
Shaftie801/
Shabter801/
Shaftee801/
Shaftey800/
Shawter800/
Schoeffter78218/
Safte7713/
Schefter75600/
Schäfter75299/
Schofter750/
Shawther750/
Shafti71400/
Saftey71156/
Sefter7150/
Saftei7144/
Savter7127/
Softer7117/
Shafta7110/
Schoefter719/
Saftie717/
Sawter716/
Shafty715/
Sabter714/
Shavte712/
Seiffeter711/
Saffty711/
Safthe711/
Shabte711/
Shawte711/
Scheifter711/
Seifter67302/
Shevter6749/
Sheftir6721/
Shaifta6711/
Szavter671/
Schafti671/
Sabteer671/
Seufter671/
Szefter671/
Shaftis671/
Sheavte671/
Shawtee671/
Shaftai671/
Sahavte671/
Shaibte671/
Shaufty670/

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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 Shaffter
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