Shalf Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Shalf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shalf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Shalf (10) may also be a first name.

Shalf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shalf (Russian: Шальф) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shalf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Shalf live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shalf is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Shalf is most numerous in: Virginia, where 50 percent are found, Florida, where 17 percent are found and Georgia, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Shalf Last Name Statistics demography

Shalf earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 65.7% more than the national average, earning $71,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schalf9112/
Salf89112/
Schalpf832/
Schalff831/
Chalf80142/
Sealf809/
Salfe807/
Shalv807/
Sailf804/
Saulf804/
Shalb802/
Shelf802/
Salfs801/
Hsalf801/
Sallf801/
Salfh801/
Sholf801/
Shatleff770/
Scealf7374/
Chalfe7316/
Shellf739/
Schalb736/
Shelff733/
Shalbh732/
Shaalb732/
Ssaalf731/
Sealef731/
Sheilf731/
Chailf731/
Shallw730/
Scholf730/
Solf671,152/
Salb67691/
Salv67111/
Zalf676/
Salw675/
Schalph672/
Scholff672/
Scheilf671/
Sautelf670/
Satleff670/
Sealeff670/
Scholpf670/

Shalf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shalf in the Russian language
Шальфsalf-

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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 Shalf
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