Shaftel Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shaftel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaftel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Shaftel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shaftel is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shaftel.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaftel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shaftel is the 1,620,164th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Shaftel are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Shaftel is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 2,946,821. In The United States Shaftel is most prevalent in: New York, where 23 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Alaska, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live.

Shaftel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shaftel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shaftel last name rose 12,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shaftel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shaftel surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Shaftel earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.12% less than the national average, earning $43,099 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaftel93142/
Shaftael931/
Saftel927/
Sheftel86437/
Saeftel8656/
Chaftel861/
Shaftil861/
Shavtel861/
Scheftel8074/
Sheftell8045/
Shawtell8013/
Shefftel800/
Seftel77252/
Säftel779/
Softel777/
Sawtel776/
Scheftell751/
Sawtell712,070/
Seftell711/
Sawtl672/
Sawtelll671/
Saiwtell671/
Seftil623/
Sobtel621/
Savtil621/
Softltd571/
Sawtill570/
Sowtell570/

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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 Shaftel
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