Shafner Surname

722,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Russia

Shafner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:1,555,618105,142
Russia1321:1,091,84182,080
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1861:269,99321,996

Shafner (10) may also be a first name.

Shafner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shafner (Russian: Шафнер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 722,496th most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 18,083,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Shafner reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shafner is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 10 people.

The surname Shafner is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 1,555,618. In The United States it is primarily found in: Colorado, where 18 percent live, Ohio, where 18 percent live and Massachusetts, where 14 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 33 percent live and Ukraine, where 4 percent live.

Shafner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shafner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shafner surname increased 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shafner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (70%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Shafner last name are 4.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.11% being registered with the political party.

Shafner earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.78% more than the national average, earning $50,823 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaffner931,918/
Schafner93123/
Sheafner933/
Shaufner930/
Safner92125/
Schaffner8814,478/
Schaefner883/
Shaeffner881/
Shauffner880/
Schafnear880/
Schaufner880/
Schafhner880/
Shaiffner880/
Shofner862,597/
Shefner86466/
Szafner86198/
Saffner869/
Safnger861/
Shafnir861/
Shafnee860/
Schaeffner82351/
Schauffner828/
Schaaffner821/
Schaffnner821/
Shoffner803,624/
Schefner80251/
Sheffner80111/
Schofner8086/
Schäfner8035/
Shopfner8034/
Szaffner8031/
Shafneez809/
Sahffner804/
Shefneer802/
Shosfner802/
Chaffner802/
Shaffnez801/
Shafneed801/
Shafneaz801/
Schafnet800/
Shaffney800/
Shoufner800/
Shafni77390/
Shafna77116/
Sefner7790/
Safnir7755/
Šafner7736/
Sofner7717/
Shafny779/
Safnet773/
Zafner771/
Söfner771/
Safney770/
Safned770/
Schäffner752,735/
Scheffner75748/
Schoffner75183/
Schöffner7594/
Schöpfner7528/
Shoffneer752/
Schaffney751/
Scheifner751/
Schoefner751/
Shoeffner751/
Schaffnet750/
Schopfner750/
Schaffnerová7416/
Soffner71735/
Safinne71701/
Seifner71291/
Szefner71171/
Seffner71168/
Schoeffner7149/
Söffner7140/
Siefner7135/
Saphner7134/
Saafneh7129/
Schoepfner7120/
Safneed714/
Szafnerová714/
Safnett713/
Seefner713/
Safneez712/
Šajfner711/
Schafni711/
Schoffnere711/
Shaffna711/
Shafnaj711/
Shafnit711/
Zayfner711/
Zaffner711/
Száfner711/
Shadfny711/
Shaffni711/
Safynne711/
Shafnaa711/
Shahfni711/
Chafney710/
Sophner710/
Shaffny710/
Chaffenner710/
Saffney710/
Safni67731/
Safna67720/
Soeffner6746/
Seifener6734/
Szeffner6731/
Szaffnerová6713/
Schafnit6712/
Safny678/
Shaffnit676/
Sewffner675/
Szeifner672/
Sofne672/
Shahffna671/
Shafinna671/
Shoffnes670/
Shoffnir670/
Chaffney670/
Shafnitt670/

Shafner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafner in the Russian language
Шафнерsafner-

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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 Shafner
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