Scheft Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Singapore

Scheft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scheft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Scheft Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scheft occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Scheft.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheft? popularity and diffusion

Scheft is the 3,323,005th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Scheft reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 31 percent are found, Florida, where 19 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 16 percent are found. Outside of The United States Scheft exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 3 percent are found and Singapore, where 3 percent are found.

Scheft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scheft has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scheft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scheft surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.

Scheft earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.97% less than the national average, earning $38,414 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schefte9284/
Schefft9266/
Scheftz9256/
Schefts9211/
Scheift922/
Schaeft921/
Sheft91134/
Cheft912/
Sceft910/
Schefftz864/
Scheifet862/
Schaft83669/
Shefts83135/
Shefte8384/
Sheftz8379/
Schift8361/
Schoft8355/
Sheaft834/
Schöft831/
Shepft830/
Seft808/
Ceft804/
Schafft77468/
Shefftz779/
Schifte774/
Schifft772/
Schofft771/
Scheibt771/
Shaft73671/
Shift7341/
Sefts736/
Seift736/
Shoft735/
Chift732/
Seuft731/
Sefte731/
Seeft731/
Cefts731/
Sefft731/
Sieft730/
Schoifet718/
Scheiwtz711/
Siphet67456/
Shevts67184/
Seifts67137/
Shevte6797/
Shahft6776/
Seyfet6722/
Szeift6721/
Shewte6720/
Shifte6710/
Shafft678/
Seifet673/
Chevte672/
Syphet671/
Schöftová671/
Chevts671/
Scoift671/
Shewtz671/
Shiftt671/
Shaift671/
Shaftt671/
Shifft671/
Scifts670/
Cyphet670/
Shifts670/
Sjefte670/
Seiftz670/
Scewtz670/

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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 Scheft
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