Shefa Surname

35,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Shefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh11,8051:13,4991,060
Ethiopia2,2541:43,2774,742
Israel1421:60,2657,682
Pakistan1351:1,323,28815,208
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Albania641:45,5326,163
Syria411:470,7575,123
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England131:4,286,005132,302
India131:59,005,029552,550
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Shefa (71,961) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shefat911,988/
Sheffa9148/
Sheefa9133/
Shefaa9124/
Shefau9117/
Shefai9115/
Schefa917/
Shefad914/
Shefas913/
Sheyfa913/
Shefah912/
Shefaj911/
Shefay911/
Shaefa911/
Shefea911/
Sshefa911/
Shefap910/
Sefa8924,487/
Sheaffa8326/
Schepfa837/
Shefaat836/
Shefaya835/
Shefahu832/
Sheffea831/
Shefaha831/
Sheefat831/
Scheffa831/
Shiefaa831/
Shaeffa831/
Scheifa831/
Shefass830/
Shifa8039,152/
Shafa8014,247/
Sefah805,856/
Sefat804,381/
Shofa802,054/
Shefi80915/
Chefa80735/
Sefaj80644/
Shefo80298/
Sefai80193/
Sefas80134/
Saefa80107/
Seefa8084/
Seifa8075/
Sefaz8058/
Shefy8049/
Siefa8040/
Seffa8028/
Shyfa8022/
Sejfa8020/
Shefe8017/
Sefau8017/
Seafa8015/
Sefay8011/
Sahfa809/
Sefha806/
Sefaa805/
Xhefa802/
Sefoa801/
Sefad801/
Sefaï801/
Sefea801/
Shefahei772/
Schefeas770/
Schaefay770/
Shafai7313,398/
Shefer7313,172/
Shifat738,812/
Shafea732,418/
Seffah731,676/
Chefai731,268/
Shafay731,255/
Sophea731,081/
Schefe73967/
Cheffa73900/
Shifaz73864/
Shafaa73518/
Shifau73510/
Shiffa73324/
Shafau73322/
Sheffy73285/
Seffaj73274/
Shafah73267/
Shofah73243/
Shaffa73242/
Cheifa73218/
Shefoo73215/
Seffai73213/
Shehfe73173/
Sheafe73153/
Shifai73151/
Shaifa73123/
Schifa73105/
Seifah7399/
Shifah7390/
Shefih7389/
Sheffi7388/
Shahfa7382/
Shifas7375/
Shoffa7367/
Shefet7364/
Seefat7362/
Sheffe7351/
Sheffo7351/
Shevah7347/
Sefaja7339/
Saefah7337/
Shefii7337/
Sefaat7336/
Shiefi7333/
Sefaya7331/
Seifai7330/
Shefou7326/
Sahafa7323/
Seifas7321/
Sefaha7320/
Shifaa7318/
Seefah7314/
Shefee7312/
Seafay7312/
Sefaah7310/
Shifad739/
Shofaa739/
Schafa739/
Shefui738/
Chefas737/
Shofay736/
Shoifa736/
Shefie735/
Sheefi735/
Shaafa735/
Sheefe734/
Seefai734/
Sahfai734/
Sephea734/
Sheifo734/
Shefey733/
Sheifi733/
Chefaa733/
Chefat733/
Chefay733/
Shepha732/
Seyfat732/
Shefei732/
Shefit732/
Shofai732/
Sahfah732/
Shuifa732/
Saefha732/
Schefi731/
Schefy731/
Shefuo731/
Seaffa731/
Sefast731/
Shawfa731/
Sheafi731/
Seifat731/
Seiffa731/
Seyfah731/
Seahfa731/
Sieffa731/
Siefay731/
Shsifa731/
Shefeu731/
Shefiy731/
Sshafa731/
Sewfat731/
Sheyfe731/
Shefeh731/
Shefoy731/
Shifha731/
Scefai731/
Seffaa731/
Seffat731/
Seifay731/
Chefaï731/
Zehefa731/
Sefash731/
Sefeae731/
Saefai731/
Shgifa731/
Sheefo731/
Shafha731/
Siefat730/
Seafas730/
Schofa730/
Siefas730/
Sheife730/
Sefaus730/
Sheafy730/
Shefyhova716/
Schefhaut711/
Sifa6791,085/
Safa6745,280/
Sofa677,400/
Sheffer676,292/
Schefer675,210/
Sefi674,143/
Sefo672,070/
Sefe671,516/
Sheffey671,066/
Sheyfer67764/
Scheffe67471/
Cefa67335/
Sheafer67296/
Cheffaj67170/
Shefeer67154/
Shafaay67153/
Zefa67151/
Sheaffe67138/
Cheffah67125/
Sheifer67103/
Syfa67100/
Shafeea6791/
Sheffie6768/
Scheffy6766/
Sepheha6762/
Scheefe6754/
Çefa6750/
Shafaah6745/
Scheife6745/
Shoifah6743/
Schaffa6738/
Shoffah6736/
Shifaaz6733/
Sheffet6732/
Cheiffa6730/
Siewfah6730/
Shaffah6726/
Shaffau6725/
Cheffai6724/
Schoffa6721/
Shifaat6720/
Sheefer6719/
Sahafah6718/
Shaifah6716/
Sahaifa6716/
Shepfer6712/
Shifahu6711/
Shifaya678/
Sheffou678/
Šefa677/
Siefach676/
Shafahu676/
Sefy676/
Shafaai676/
Sheifys676/
Shifait675/
Shefeed674/
Shifaha674/
Sahafha674/
Shaffai674/
Shahfaa674/
Shifaah673/
Shafaij673/
Sheffit672/
Sheiffo672/
Shesfer672/
Sheyfis672/
Shieffe672/
Shiffat672/
Sheifou672/
Schafai672/
Shaafah672/
Shizfau671/
Chetfat671/
Chewfah671/
Schefet671/
Shewfet671/
Shifadp671/
Shefees671/
Sheifey671/
Shephat671/
Shaifat671/
Sheefee671/
Shafa'a671/
Shafhaj671/
Shahfaj671/
Schiefe671/
Cheffat671/
Scheffé671/
Sheffeu671/
Shaffaj671/
Shieffo671/
Sheffid671/
Sahafai671/
Chefaut671/
Siewfai671/
Sheffeh671/
Chefaai671/
Shaffea671/
Sefouha671/
Xefa671/
Sehefer671/
Saiphea671/
Schefei671/
Shaffay671/
Sheffee670/
Schefiz670/
Seifeat670/
Seyfait670/
Sheeffe670/
Scheafe670/
Shephad670/
Seyfast670/
Siefast670/

Shefa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shefa in the Hindi language
शेफाsepha-
Shefa in the Russian language
Шефаsefa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shefa
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