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 has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaftel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,620,164th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname is primarily found 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.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 2,946,821. In The United States Shaftel is most numerous in: New York, where 23 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Alaska, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Shaftel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shaftel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shaftel last name rose 12,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shaftel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shaftel surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% 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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