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
Shefa Political Affiliation
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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 most common in Bangladesh. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shefa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 35,622nd most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 491,439 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Shefa reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shefa is also the 13,557th most common first name globally, borne by 71,961 people.
The last name Shefa is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 11,805 people, or 1 in 13,499. Not including Bangladesh this last name is found in 39 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 15 percent live and Israel, where 1 percent live.
Shefa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shefa surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the political 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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