Sefket Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Sefket Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 159 | 1:69,684 | 11,720 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
The alternate forms: Šefket (18) are calculated separately.
Sefket (213) may also be a first name.
Sefket Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sefket Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sefket occurs more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Šefket. Click here for further potential spellings of Sefket.
How Common Is The Last Name Sefket? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,315,412th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Sefket live; 94 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Sefket is also the 619,385th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 213 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Greece, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 69,684. In Greece Sefket is primarily found in: East Macedonia and Thrace, where 99 percent are found, Central Greece, where 1 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Greece this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šefket | 94 | 18 | / |
| Shefket | 92 | 436 | / |
| Sevket | 83 | 120 | / |
| Safket | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zefket | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sefketova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shevket | 77 | 313 | / |
| Shefked | 77 | 230 | / |
| Shefqet | 77 | 7 | / |
| Shafket | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shefketova | 75 | 51 | / |
| Shahfket | 71 | 1 | / |
| Šefketova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sawket | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safqet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ševket | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shevketova | 63 | 64 | / |
| Shefkedova | 63 | 34 | / |
| Shawket | 62 | 1,691 | / |
| Showket | 62 | 539 | / |
| Shevked | 62 | 256 | / |
| Shafqet | 62 | 30 | / |
| Chevket | 62 | 2 | / |
| Shafkit | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sawketh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Shafquet | 57 | 2 | / |
| Sohwkett | 57 | 1 | / |
| Savckett | 57 | 0 | / |
| Shevkedova | 50 | 26 | / |
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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 Sefket
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