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

The last name Sheff (Russian: Шефф) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sheff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 242,837th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,435,512 people. Sheff occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Sheff are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sheff is also the 1,017,994th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 88 people.

Sheff is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,117 people, or 1 in 324,493. In The United States Sheff is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 11 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Maryland, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Sheff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sheff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sheff last name increased 834 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (95%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Sheff last name are 0.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.05% being registered to vote for the political 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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