Shofter Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shofter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shofter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Shofter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shofter occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shofter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shofter is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Shofter live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Shofter is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Shofter is primarily found in: Florida, where 50 percent reside, Ohio, where 30 percent reside and Texas, where 15 percent reside.

Shofter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shofter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shofter surname grew 667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shofter Last Name Statistics demography

Shofter earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.63% less than the national average, earning $26,911 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schofter930/
Softer9217/
Schoefter889/
Shafter86494/
Shefter86168/
Softe8312/
Schoeffter82218/
Schefter80600/
Schäfter80299/
Schafter80112/
Shaffter808/
Shaefter800/
Shaufter800/
Sowter771,767/
Safter77229/
Sefter7750/
Shafte7719/
Sovter7714/
Showte773/
Shofty772/
Softie772/
Shofti771/
Sobter771/
Softey771/
Schaffter751,314/
Scheffter7574/
Schäffter7559/
Schaefter7522/
Schöffter752/
Schowtter752/
Schasfter751/
Softheart751/
Schafteer750/
Schaafter750/
Softech71181/
Chowter71116/
Schaeffter7157/
Shevter7149/
Schafte7134/
Sheftir7121/
Chafter7113/
Saftere712/
Safther712/
Shafteh712/
Soifete712/
Szefter711/
Shaftie711/
Shabter711/
Softtet711/
Seufter711/
Schowte711/
Shaftee711/
Shoufta711/
Shawter710/
Shaftey710/
Softa672,451/
Softy67109/
Softi6744/
Softtech6734/
Safte6713/
Sobte677/
Sowte672/
Chowther671/
Soifette671/
Shawther670/

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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 Shofter
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