Sheffner Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Sheffner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheffner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Wales41:773,63329,106
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Sheffner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sheffner (Russian: Шеффнер) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheffner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sheffner is the 1,736,881st most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Sheffner reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 3,698,561. In The United States Sheffner is primarily found in: Missouri, where 24 percent reside, California, where 23 percent reside and Iowa, where 17 percent reside. Excluding The United States Sheffner occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 5 percent reside and Wales, where 4 percent reside.

Sheffner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sheffner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sheffner surname grew 223 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sheffner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sheffner surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered with the party.

Sheffner earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.9% more than the national average, earning $50,011 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sheffner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sheffner in the Russian language
Шеффнерseffner-

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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
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  • 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 Sheffner
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