Sheff Surname

242,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Sheff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1171:324,49329,533
Russia3461:416,54139,905
Canada731:504,73442,927
England411:1,358,97760,528
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guam11:160,1214,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

Sheff (88) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheff911,627/
Sheaff91554/
Shieff91135/
Sheiff9168/
Sheffe9151/
Sheffs9119/
Shef891,311/
Seff89612/
Scheffs83311/
Scheiff83287/
Scheeff83259/
Sheaffe83138/
Schefft8366/
Schepff8321/
Schieff8320/
Scheffz834/
Shcheff831/
Sheiffs831/
Sheeffe830/
Scheaff830/
Cheff80973/
Shiff80819/
Sheaf80517/
Sieff80429/
Sheef80292/
Seiff80277/
Sheft80134/
Schef80111/
Seeff80102/
Shief8074/
Seyff8021/
Shefe8017/
Sheif8015/
Seuff8013/
Shepf806/
Sheuf804/
Szeff803/
Shyff803/
Sceff801/
Sheyf801/
Seffe801/
Shedf801/
Sefft801/
Seaff800/
Scheaffe770/
Sef753,000/
Schiff738,959/
Schefe73967/
Scheef73561/
Schäff73393/
Schief73198/
Seiffe73183/
Schyff73153/
Sheafe73153/
Szeffs73108/
Schepf7386/
Szeiff7338/
Cheffe7332/
Scheaf7326/
Shaiff7313/
Schefs7313/
Schefz7312/
Scheif738/
Szieff737/
Sheaft734/
Sheefe734/
Sheefh733/
Schcef733/
Sheetf731/
Sheifh731/
Sheefs731/
Shiffe731/
Shifft731/
Soheef731/
Sheyfe731/
Scheuf730/
Seaffe730/
Shepft730/
Schehf730/
Sheife730/
Sheifs730/
Sheafs730/
Cheaff730/
Shiffs730/
Sheaffová711/
Seif67156,343/
Sief676,226/
Shew674,043/
Seef672,148/
Seaf671,704/
Sefe671,516/
Zeff67909/
Chef67669/
Shev67640/
Ssef67563/
Siff67558/
Seyf67482/
Sheb67437/
Shif67373/
Shefova67190/
Schijff67189/
Szef6794/
Scheefe6754/
Scheife6745/
Schuyff6726/
Schaiff6724/
Sefz6722/
Ceff6720/
Shyf6715/
Seft678/
Sjef675/
Sgef674/
Sejf673/
Sedf673/
Schiffe673/
Xsef673/
Schiffs672/
Scheift672/
Seuf672/
Schifft672/
Hzef672/
Cheiffe671/
Scheepf671/
Schiepf671/
Sihf671/
Sheheef671/
Shaiffe671/
Sepf671/
Šeff671/
Scef671/
Schäffe671/
Schäffs671/
Säff671/
Setf671/
Sefh671/
Sefp671/
Sefs671/
Sehf671/
Schioff671/
Sesf671/
Hsef671/
Scheafe670/
Scheadf670/

Sheff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sheff in the Russian language
Шеффseff-

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