Shafter Surname
Approximately 494 people bear this surname
Shafter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 324 | 1:1,118,700 | 80,737 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 118 | 1:425,582 | 31,158 |
Shafter (132) may also be a first name.
Shafter Demographics
Average Shafter Salary in
United States
$45,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shafter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shafter occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafter? popularity and diffusion
Shafter is the 621,618th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,752,117 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Shafter are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Shafter is also the 807,735th most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 132 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 324 people, or 1 in 1,118,700. In The United States Shafter is most common in: Florida, where 17 percent reside, Illinois, where 15 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States Shafter is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Shafter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shafter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shafter last name increased 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shafter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shafter surname are 36.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 89.47% being registered to vote for the party.
Shafter earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 4.97% more than the national average, earning $45,292 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schafter | 93 | 112 | / |
| Shaffter | 93 | 8 | / |
| Shaufter | 93 | 0 | / |
| Shaefter | 93 | 0 | / |
| Safter | 92 | 229 | / |
| Shafte | 92 | 19 | / |
| Schaffter | 88 | 1,314 | / |
| Schaefter | 88 | 22 | / |
| Schasfter | 88 | 1 | / |
| Schaafter | 88 | 0 | / |
| Schafteer | 88 | 0 | / |
| Shefter | 86 | 168 | / |
| Schafte | 86 | 34 | / |
| Shofter | 86 | 20 | / |
| Chafter | 86 | 13 | / |
| Saftere | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shafteh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Safther | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shaftie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shaftee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shabter | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shaftey | 86 | 0 | / |
| Shawter | 86 | 0 | / |
| Safte | 83 | 13 | / |
| Schaeffter | 82 | 57 | / |
| Schaiffter | 82 | 0 | / |
| Schefter | 80 | 600 | / |
| Schäfter | 80 | 299 | / |
| Shawther | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schofter | 80 | 0 | / |
| Shafti | 77 | 400 | / |
| Saftey | 77 | 156 | / |
| Sefter | 77 | 50 | / |
| Saftei | 77 | 44 | / |
| Savter | 77 | 27 | / |
| Softer | 77 | 17 | / |
| Shafta | 77 | 10 | / |
| Saftie | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sawter | 77 | 6 | / |
| Shafty | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sabter | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shavte | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shawte | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shabte | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safthe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scheffter | 75 | 74 | / |
| Schäffter | 75 | 59 | / |
| Schoefter | 75 | 9 | / |
| Schöffter | 75 | 2 | / |
| Scheifter | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seifter | 71 | 302 | / |
| Schoeffter | 71 | 218 | / |
| Shevter | 71 | 49 | / |
| Sheftir | 71 | 21 | / |
| Shaifta | 71 | 11 | / |
| Shaftai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Szefter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Szavter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schafti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabteer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seufter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaibte | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaftis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheavte | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shawtee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sahavte | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaufty | 71 | 0 | / |
| Safty | 67 | 6,666 | / |
| Safta | 67 | 4,877 | / |
| Safti | 67 | 1,274 | / |
| Savte | 67 | 140 | / |
| Sawte | 67 | 43 | / |
| Sabte | 67 | 22 | / |
| Softe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sahabtee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schawtez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheafted | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Shafter
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