Shaft Surname

492,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Shaft Surname Definition:

From the Old Norse, Skapti; from the Danish, Skafte; from the German, Schaffen; a personal name.

Shaft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5421:668,74353,351
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
India61:127,844,230863,365
France51:13,284,544357,392
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2111:238,00319,923

Shaft (1,192) may also be a first name.

Shaft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Old Norse, Skapti; from the Danish, Skafte; from the German, Schaffen; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Shaft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shaft (Arabic: شفت, Hindi: शाफत, Marathi: शफ़त) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shaft click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaft? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shaft is the 492,802nd most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,860,724 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Shaft reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 229,567th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 1,192 people.

Shaft is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 542 people, or 1 in 668,743. In The United States Shaft is most common in: Michigan, where 17 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Kansas, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.

Shaft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shaft has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shaft surname expanded 257 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shaft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shaft surname are 26.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.74% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shaft earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 0.4% more than the national average, earning $43,322 USD per year and in Canada they earn 62.91% more than the national average, earning $80,941 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaft91669/
Shahft9176/
Shafts9150/
Shafte9119/
Shafft918/
Sheaft914/
Shaift911/
Shaftt911/
Saft892,077/
Shaf891,511/
Schafft83468/
Schafte8334/
Schafts8314/
Schauft831/
Schaeft831/
Shaif8011,456/
Shafe803,908/
Shaaf801,414/
Shaff801,322/
Shabt801,091/
Sahaf801,073/
Safth80984/
Schaf80851/
Sheaf80517/
Shahf80452/
Shauf80308/
Sheft80134/
Shadf8069/
Safft8042/
Safte8013/
Chaft808/
Shawf808/
Shafz808/
Shafh807/
Shawt806/
Shoft805/
Shafs804/
Shavt802/
Sauft802/
Shgaf802/
Shazf802/
Shasf802/
Jshaf801/
Shatf801/
Shhaf801/
Shapf800/
Shaftova771/
Saf7550,983/
Schaaf7326,035/
Schaff736,205/
Schauf732,228/
Shahaf731,083/
Sheaff73554/
Shaffe73386/
Sheafe73153/
Schoft7355/
Scheft7335/
Shaife7333/
Scheaf7326/
Schapf7325/
Saifet7314/
Shaiff7313/
Schaáf7311/
Shauff737/
Shaufe734/
Shaaif733/
Shaifh733/
Shavte732/
Schawf732/
Schafs732/
Sahavt731/
Schabt731/
Shaifs731/
Shaaff731/
Shaafs731/
Shawte731/
Sahaaf731/
Schasf731/
Shafhe731/
Shawth731/
Safthe731/
Schöft731/
Safhth731/
Shafhd731/
Shafhh731/
Shaafe731/
Shaibt731/
Shavfe731/
Shaffs730/
Schaif730/
Shepft730/
Chafts730/
Shapff730/
Shapfe730/
Sheafs730/
Shaw67808,364/
Saif67291,498/
Shab677,021/
Safe674,291/
Saaf672,343/
Siaf672,152/
Sabt672,060/
Shav671,866/
Seaf671,704/
Schauff67998/
Schaaff67760/
Sayf67754/
Soft67578/
Chaf67557/
Zaft67443/
Sauf67358/
Saff67344/
Sjaf67260/
Safh67210/
Sadf67176/
Sheaffe67138/
Schaafs67117/
Shof6796/
Szaf6783/
Sahf6772/
Schefft6766/
Safz6747/
Schouft6742/
Satv6727/
Schaiff6724/
Schaubt6711/
Seft678/
Schaafe677/
Schahaf676/
Shoifet676/
Saftová675/
Shafova675/
Sapf675/
Savt674/
Sawt674/
Ssaf673/
Sajf673/
Shashvt672/
Schawtz672/
Scheift672/
Schaffs672/
Saïf672/
Saftova672/
Safs672/
Zsaf672/
Hzaf672/
Sawf672/
Sahavte671/
S'Af671/
Jsaf671/
Schabht671/
Schachf671/
Schausf671/
Schofft671/
Shaiffe671/
Sheavte671/
Shahaff671/
Shahfhe671/
Saiffet671/
Safı671/
Satf671/
Safp671/
Sohf671/
Sgaf671/
Xhaf671/
Xsaf671/
Hxaf671/
Scheaff670/
Scheafe670/
Scheadf670/
Schaupf670/

Shaft Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shaft in the Hindi language
शाफतsaphata-
Shaft in the Marathi language
शफ़तsafata-
Shaft in the Arabic language
شفتshft-
شافتshaft-

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