Shafton Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Shafton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
England61:9,286,343223,652
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Shafton (42) may also be a first name.

Shafton Last Name Facts

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

Shafton is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shafton is the 1,235,409th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Shafton are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 42 people.

The last name Shafton is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 2,384,598. In The United States Shafton is most common in: California, where 29 percent live, Illinois, where 13 percent live and Arizona, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Shafton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shafton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shafton surname grew 3,040 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shafton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shafton last name are 5.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.97% registered with the party.

Shafton earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.31% more than the national average, earning $59,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaufton935/
Shaftone931/
Schafton930/
Safton9226/
Shefton86119/
Chafton8677/
Shaftan8643/
Saftoon861/
Chaufton8024/
Shaftang8014/
Chaftoun801/
Sefton775,135/
Saftan7783/
Zafton7713/
Sabton772/
Softon772/
Sawton771/
Saftun771/
Sephton712,520/
Shabtan71167/
Saftaan719/
Softone715/
Sheftan714/
Shaftanova713/
Zaftoon711/
Saiftan711/
Showton711/
Shawtan711/
Seawton711/
Scefton711/
Saftang711/
Shewton710/
Seawtong67160/

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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 Shafton
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