View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Shapiro (Georgian: შაპირო, Marathi: शािपरो, Russian: Шапиро) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shapiro.

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

This surname is the 8,967^th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,280 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Shapiro reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 182,443^rd most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 1,761 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 42,746 people, or 1 in 8,479. In The United States Shapiro is most numerous in: New York, where 21 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States Shapiro exists in 99 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Shapiro Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shapiro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shapiro last name increased 213,730 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 7,588 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shapiro Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shapiro surname is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (71%) in Belarus and Orthodox (58%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Shapiro are 42.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.25% being registered with the party.

The amount Shapiro earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.68% more than the national average, earning R 467,388 per year; in United States they earn 32.22% more than the national average, earning $57,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.82% more than the national average, earning $67,479 CAD per year.