Shaften Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Shaften Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaften Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Shaften Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shaften occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaften? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,543,123rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Shaften are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in Canada, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,315,914. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 82 percent are found and Alberta, where 18 percent are found. Besides Canada it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Shaften Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Shaften earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.32% more than the national average, earning $54,314 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafteen9311/
Schaften932/
Saften9211/
Safteen8697/
Sheften866/
Saftien864/
Shoften861/
Chaften860/
Shofthen801/
Shefteen801/
Seften7743/
Sabten7718/
Saftin774/
Savten772/
Soften772/
Sawten770/
Sabteen71263/
Saftina719/
Softeng712/
Chaftin712/
Shabtin712/
Sabtehn711/
Sawteen711/
Sefften710/
Showten710/
Saibteen673/
Schowten671/
Schovten671/
Schabtin670/
Sowten6297/
Sabtin6272/
Savtin6217/
Softin6211/
Seftin623/
Sawtin621/
Sewten620/
Softing5740/
Söfting5723/
Sobteen571/
Showtyn571/
Shovtin571/
Softina571/
Seifetin537/
Seyfetin533/
Seyfettin5048/
Softinova501/

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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 Shaften
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