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 occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafton? popularity and diffusion

Shafton is the 1,235,409th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Shafton live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shafton is also the 1,566,439th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 42 people.

The surname Shafton is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 2,384,598. In The United States Shafton is mostly concentrated in: California, where 29 percent live, Illinois, where 13 percent live and Arizona, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States Shafton exists 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 frequency of Shafton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shafton last name increased 3,040 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shafton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shafton are 5.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.97% registered to vote for the political 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
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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 Shafton
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