Shefer Surname
Approximately 13,172 people bear this surname
Shefer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 10,677 | 1:13,498 | 1,873 |
| Kazakhstan | 1,456 | 1:12,145 | 1,854 |
| Ukraine | 488 | 1:93,284 | 13,383 |
| United States | 117 | 1:3,097,940 | 179,693 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100 | 1:59,727 | 8,269 |
| Belarus | 71 | 1:133,818 | 19,062 |
| Uzbekistan | 65 | 1:475,833 | 11,089 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 1:634,446 | 25,919 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Abkhazia | 2 | 1:121,432 | 4,128 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 63 | 1:797,122 | 49,780 |
Shefer (19) may also be a first name.
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Shefer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shefer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shefer (Marathi: शेफेर, Russian: Шефер) occurs most in Russia. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Shefer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shefer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shefer is the 39,845th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 553,260 people. The last name Shefer is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Shefer are found; 58 percent are found in North Asia and 58 percent are found in Slavic North Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name globally, held by 19 people.
This last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 10,677 people, or 1 in 13,498. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 26 percent live, Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 11 percent live and Omsk Oblast, where 10 percent live. Other than Russia it exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 11 percent live and Ukraine, where 4 percent live.
Shefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shefer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shefer surname grew 186 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shefer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus, Orthodox (76%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Shefer surname are 14.68% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 61.45% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Shefer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 142.6% more than the national average, earning R 576,504 per year; in United States they earn 15.38% more than the national average, earning $49,787 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning $55,213 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shefer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shefer in the Marathi language | ||
| शेफेर | sephera | - |
| Shefer in the Russian language | ||
| Шефер | sefer | - |
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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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