Shaef Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Shaef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Shaef (11) may also be a first name.
Shaef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaef is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shaef.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaef? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shaef is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Shaef reside; 43 percent reside in West Asia and 43 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Shaef is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 11 people.
Shaef is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 71 percent reside, Oklahoma, where 14 percent reside and Texas, where 14 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 20 percent reside and Yemen, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Shaef
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