Shefter Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Shefter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shefter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Shefter Last Name Facts

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

Shefter (Russian: Шефтер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shefter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shefter is the 1,333,288th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Shefter live; 73 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 2,788,146. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 22 percent are found, New York, where 19 percent are found and California, where 16 percent are found. Barring The United States Shefter is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 11 percent are found and Ukraine, where 6 percent are found.

Shefter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shefter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shefter last name grew 4,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shefter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shefter surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Shefter earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.04% more than the national average, earning $61,290 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schefter93600/
Shaefter930/
Shefte9284/
Sefter9250/
Scheffter8874/
Schaefter8822/
Schoefter889/
Schiefter881/
Scheifter881/
Shafter86494/
Seifter86302/
Shifter86219/
Schefte8684/
Shevter8649/
Chefter8637/
Sheftir8621/
Shofter8620/
Sheftes866/
Seufter861/
Szefter861/
Shyfter861/
Sefte831/
Schoeffter82218/
Schaeffter8257/
Shefterova8232/
Schifter80566/
Schäfter80299/
Schafter80112/
Schyfter809/
Shaffter808/
Shiftier802/
Shiffter801/
Schofter800/
Sifter77387/
Sewter77335/
Safter77229/
Sefteh77128/
Shefta77128/
Shevte7797/
Shewte7720/
Softer7717/
Shefty7714/
Shifte7710/
Sevter772/
Seftey771/
Seftei771/
Seftge770/
Sjefte770/
Schaffter751,314/
Schäffter7559/
Schiffter7557/
Schöffter752/
Seiffeter751/
Schafteer750/
Schaafter750/
Chewter71334/
Szyfter71163/
Shifteh71121/
Shifted7139/
Shevtre7133/
Shyvter719/
Sewtier714/
Schifte714/
Shevtyr713/
Sheefta713/
Chifter712/
Sivfter711/
Shiftie711/
Szifter711/
Sheavte711/
Seifterová711/
Shevthe711/
Seiftes710/
Shawter710/
Shiftet710/
Schaiffter710/
Seftire710/
Sefta67539/
Sefti67288/
Sefty6758/
Soiphete675/
Sevte675/
Sebte672/
Sewte672/
Sifte672/
Schiwter671/
Siphethe671/
Cheafted671/
Shawther670/

Shefter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shefter in the Russian language
Шефтерsefter-

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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 Shefter
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