View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Shafto Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Shafto (Russian: Шафто) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafto? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 459,064^th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,901,557 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Shafto reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 413 people, or 1 in 877,625. In The United States it is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 15 percent live, Michigan, where 15 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Shafto Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Shafto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shafto surname rose 688 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 131 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shafto Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Shafto surname are 6.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.1% registered with the political party.

The amount Shafto earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 117.05% more than the national average, earning R 515,796 per year; in United States they earn 5.54% more than the national average, earning $45,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.53% less than the national average, earning $40,975 CAD per year.