Shefers Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Shefers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Shefers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shefers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shefers (Russian: Шеферс) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shefers? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Shefers occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Shefers reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
It is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 80,505,459. In Germany Shefers is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent live.
Shefers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shefers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shefers last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shefers Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shefers in the Russian language | ||
| Шеферс | sefers | - |
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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 Shefers
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