Sheaffer Surname
Approximately 5,628 people bear this surname
Sheaffer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,581 | 1:64,945 | 7,592 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,099 | 1:45,695 | 5,278 |
Sheaffer (48) may also be a first name.
Sheaffer Demographics
Average Male Sheaffer Height
177.54 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sheaffer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheaffer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sheaffer is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheaffer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sheaffer is the 85,693rd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,294,873 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Sheaffer are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sheaffer is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 48 people.
The last name Sheaffer is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 5,581 people, or 1 in 64,945. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 47 percent reside, California, where 5 percent reside and Florida, where 4 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Sheaffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sheaffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sheaffer surname expanded 508 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sheaffer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Sheaffer are 24.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.68% being registered with the party.
The amount Sheaffer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.52% less than the national average, earning $40,334 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.6% less than the national average, earning $46,900 CAD per year.
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Sheaffer Reference & Research
Shaffer DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Shaffer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Sheaffer
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis