Sheffard Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Sheffard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Sheffard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheffard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sheffard is held by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheffard? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sheffard is the 6,063,924th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Sheffard is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Sheffard live; 60 percent live in West Asia and 60 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.
It is most frequently held in Israel, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,426,272. In Israel Sheffard is mostly found in: Haifa District, where 33 percent reside, Jerusalem District, where 33 percent reside and Central District, where 17 percent reside. Besides Israel this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Kenya, where 10 percent reside.
Sheffard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sheffard has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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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- 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 Sheffard
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