Sheff Surname
Approximately 1,643 people bear this surname
Sheff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,117 | 1:324,493 | 29,533 |
| Russia | 346 | 1:416,541 | 39,905 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 134 | 1:374,766 | 28,202 |
Sheff (88) may also be a first name.
Sheff Demographics
Average Sheff Salary in
United States
$48,836 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sheff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheff Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheff (Russian: Шефф) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheff? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 242,837th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,435,512 people. The surname Sheff occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Sheff live; 72 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,017,994th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 88 people.
The surname Sheff is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,117 people, or 1 in 324,493. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 11 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Maryland, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Sheff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sheff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 834 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sheff Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Sheff last name is predominantly Orthodox (95%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Sheff surname are 0.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.05% registered with the party.
The amount Sheff earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.18% more than the national average, earning $48,836 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.81% more than the national average, earning $72,940 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheff Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheff in the Russian language | ||
| Шефф | seff | - |
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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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- 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 Sheff
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