Shefan Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Qatar
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Shefan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shefan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shefan (47) may also be a first name.

Shefan Last Name Facts

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

Shefan (Bengali: শেফন, Hindi: शेफान, Marathi: शेफन, Russian: Шефан) is borne by more people in Qatar than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shefan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Shefan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Shefan are found; 47 percent are found in West Asia and 47 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Shefan is also the 1,467,136th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 47 people.

The surname Shefan is most frequently occurring in Qatar, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 262,000. Beside Qatar this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 21 percent live and Transnistria, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shefang922/
Shehfan922/
Shefane921/
Sheefan921/
Sefan91442/
Sheefang861/
Sefane837,072/
Shifan833,896/
Shafan83647/
Seafan83432/
Sefain83372/
Saefan83205/
Shofan83202/
Seffan8394/
Sahfan8364/
Chefan8348/
Seifan8339/
Seyfan8338/
Shyfan8315/
Seefan838/
Sefang834/
Sefean832/
Sefaan832/
Soefan831/
Sefand831/
Sefaun831/
Sefhan831/
Scheifgan800/
Seyfang77636/
Seefane77577/
Shaafan77371/
Sefeane77325/
Chefane77210/
Shaifan77168/
Chefang77104/
Seffane7790/
Shifaan7755/
Shafain7743/
Shaffan7742/
Shoffan7732/
Seifane7725/
Shifang7720/
Shofanh7717/
Sahafan7712/
Sophean7711/
Shafaan778/
Shofain777/
Shafhan774/
Sefaine773/
Setfane773/
Shephan772/
Cheffan772/
Seafane772/
Shihfan771/
Shifhan771/
Shefong771/
Shehvan771/
Setffan771/
Sephean771/
Schafan771/
Seyfand771/
Sheefon771/
Shujfan771/
Shiffan771/
Seafang771/
Shhyfan771/
Shahfan771/
Shefhausen750/
Schefeanck750/
Safan734,336/
Sofan734,094/
Sifan73778/
Sefon73482/
Cefan7376/
Syfan7359/
Zefan7318/
Cheffane71307/
Schaffan7149/
Shafainn7118/
Shephane7115/
Shuifang714/
Sefanova712/
Shafahan712/
Schiffan712/
Sefahand712/
Shaffaan711/
Shahfaan711/
Shapfaan711/
Cheffang711/
Sepheane711/
Shihfang710/
Saafan6714,943/
Saifan677,375/
Siphan674,879/
Safaan672,026/
Chifan671,984/
Sophan671,619/
Saffan671,040/
Saphan67733/
Sefein67601/
Siffan67409/
Soffan67240/
Chefon67178/
Sifane67141/
Syofan6790/
Sahvan6772/
Sephan6764/
Safain6756/
Shifanova6751/
Sifain6749/
Shafon6743/
Sofhan6738/
Seffon6734/
Cefane6734/
Sayfan6731/
Shifon6727/
Sowfan6720/
Zeifan6718/
Sofean6717/
Siefon6716/
Sifaun6715/
Zeefan6713/
Sofain6713/
Sefont6712/
Syphan6712/
Sa'fan679/
Safann678/
Safhan678/
Seifon677/
Suifan677/
Shyfon677/
Soifan676/
Zeffan675/
Shyfanova675/
Shifam674/
Sifaan674/
Zeyfan674/
Soyfan674/
Seefon674/
Sifang673/
Seyfattin673/
Saefon673/
Sehvan672/
Cesfan672/
Safean672/
Szafan672/
Sefone672/
Seifam672/
Suyfan672/
Schaefein671/
Schiffamn671/
Sofaan671/
Sohvan671/
Sifanh671/
Seafon671/
Showfahan671/
Sidfan671/
Sahfon671/
Sajfan671/
Sawfan671/
Sefoun671/
Sefonh671/
Sefoon671/
Safaun671/
Shafa'ain671/
Sefong670/
Schiffgan670/

Shefan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shefan in the Bengali language
শেফনsephana-
Shefan in the Hindi language
शेफानsephana-
Shefan in the Marathi language
शेफनsephana50
शेफानsephana50
Shefan in the Russian language
Шефанsefan-

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