Shefa Surname
Approximately 14,829 people bear this surname
Shefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 11,805 | 1:13,499 | 1,060 |
| Ethiopia | 2,254 | 1:43,277 | 4,742 |
| Israel | 142 | 1:60,265 | 7,682 |
| Pakistan | 135 | 1:1,323,288 | 15,208 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| United States | 94 | 1:3,855,946 | 211,262 |
| Albania | 64 | 1:45,532 | 6,163 |
| Syria | 41 | 1:470,757 | 5,123 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Shefa (71,961) may also be a first name.
Shefa Demographics
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Shefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shefa (Hindi: शेफा, Russian: Шефа) is found most in Bangladesh. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shefa.
How Common Is The Last Name Shefa? popularity and diffusion
Shefa is the 35,622nd most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 491,439 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Shefa reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 13,557th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 71,961 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 11,805 people, or 1 in 13,499. Apart from Bangladesh this surname is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 15 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.
Shefa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shefa last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with the party.
The amount Shefa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 48.99% more than the national average, earning $64,289 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.2% more than the national average, earning $70,650 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shefa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shefa in the Hindi language | ||
| शेफा | sepha | - |
| Shefa in the Russian language | ||
| Шефа | sefa | - |
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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 Shefa
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