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

The last name Shaft (Arabic: شفت, Hindi: शाफत, Marathi: शफ़त) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaft? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Shaft is the 492,802^nd most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,860,724 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Shaft reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shaft is also the 229,567^th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 1,192 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 542 people, or 1 in 668,743. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 17 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Kansas, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 41 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 2 percent reside.

Shaft Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Shaft has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shaft last name grew 257 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shaft Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Shaft surname are 26.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.74% being registered to vote for the 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.