Shafter Surname

621,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Egypt

Shafter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3241:1,118,70080,737
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Shafter (132) may also be a first name.

Shafter Last Name Facts

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

Shafter is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 621,618th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,752,117 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Shafter live; 56 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 807,735th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 132 people.

Shafter is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 324 people, or 1 in 1,118,700. In The United States Shafter is primarily found in: Florida, where 17 percent reside, Illinois, where 15 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Shafter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shafter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shafter last name grew 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 US average, with 89.47% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schafter93112/
Shaffter938/
Shaufter930/
Shaefter930/
Safter92229/
Shafte9219/
Schaffter881,314/
Schaefter8822/
Schasfter881/
Schaafter880/
Schafteer880/
Shefter86168/
Schafte8634/
Shofter8620/
Chafter8613/
Saftere862/
Shafteh862/
Safther862/
Shaftie861/
Shaftee861/
Shabter861/
Shaftey860/
Shawter860/
Safte8313/
Schaeffter8257/
Schaiffter820/
Schefter80600/
Schäfter80299/
Shawther800/
Schofter800/
Shafti77400/
Saftey77156/
Sefter7750/
Saftei7744/
Savter7727/
Softer7717/
Shafta7710/
Saftie777/
Sawter776/
Shafty775/
Sabter774/
Shavte772/
Shawte771/
Shabte771/
Safthe771/
Scheffter7574/
Schäffter7559/
Schoefter759/
Schöffter752/
Scheifter751/
Seifter71302/
Schoeffter71218/
Shevter7149/
Sheftir7121/
Shaifta7111/
Shaftai711/
Szefter711/
Szavter711/
Schafti711/
Sabteer711/
Seufter711/
Shaibte711/
Shaftis711/
Sheavte711/
Shawtee711/
Sahavte711/
Shaufty710/
Safty676,666/
Safta674,877/
Safti671,274/
Savte67140/
Sawte6743/
Sabte6722/
Softe6712/
Sahabtee671/
Schawtez671/
Cheafted671/

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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
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  • 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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