Shefford Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Shefford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shefford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2111:264,06720,991
New Zealand1261:35,9396,159
Australia461:586,86342,409
Wales331:93,7747,567
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Shefford (26) may also be a first name.

Shefford Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shefford Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shefford (Arabic: شيفورد, Russian: Шеффорд) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Shefford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shefford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shefford is the 663,740th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 16,122,889 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Shefford reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,084,397th most common first name worldwide It is held by 26 people.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 264,067. In England Shefford is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 17 percent are found, Berkshire, where 10 percent are found and Essex, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account England it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Shefford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shefford has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Shefford surname expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shefford Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Shefford earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.95% less than the national average, earning $40,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.23% less than the national average, earning $37,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheford935/
Sheffor931/
Sefford930/
Shafford88188/
Shefferd88140/
Siefford8843/
Sheffard8810/
Shifford884/
Shoeford881/
Shofford881/
Seafford881/
Seefford881/
Shepford880/
Shedford880/
Seufford880/
Sheaford880/
Seifford880/
Shewford880/
Seford8610/
Shefor861/
Schafford826/
Schifford824/
Schefferd822/
Sheffhour820/
Schaeford820/
Scheffort820/
Safford804,174/
Sifford802,439/
Seaford80812/
Setford80378/
Sheafor80114/
Sheffar8083/
Shefard8082/
Seiford8079/
Seyford8032/
Seffore8021/
Sheferd8017/
Sofford8017/
Shiffor8016/
Sedford8013/
Cheffor8013/
Seffour8012/
Shoford802/
Sieford802/
Sahford801/
Seffort801/
Shaford801/
Sefferd800/
Shepfor800/
Seeford800/
Seuford800/
Cefford800/
Shiford800/
Sepford800/
Scheaffort781/
Sefor7758/
Sessford75207/
Shifferd75123/
Sceiford7573/
Sheffert7571/
Cheffort7518/
Scheffar758/
Chifford755/
Sapfford753/
Shephord752/
Shepferd752/
Sawfford752/
Seiffort752/
Shitford752/
Scepford751/
Siffords751/
Seatford751/
Shefherd751/
Seiffour751/
Cheffour751/
Shafferd750/
Scifford750/
Schiffor750/
Chetford750/
Shofferd750/
Shaffard750/
Shiffort750/
Ceafford750/
Shoffard750/
Sichford750/
Saifford750/
Seepford750/
Ssafford750/
Saffordd750/
Seyffort750/
Sefforth750/
Shiffard750/
Shawford750/
Shaffort750/
Seffar715,469/
Chefor711,587/
Siford71525/
Seefor71488/
Scheffert71387/
Sefoor71292/
Sefore71104/
Seyfferdt7190/
Seyffardt7153/
Schiffour7129/
Syford7120/
Sefort7113/
Saford719/
Shefar718/
Sefard717/
Seifforth715/
Seafor715/
Shcheffar714/
Shifor713/
Sefour713/
Seforh712/
Xeford711/
Shieffert711/
Seyfforth711/
Seyffertd711/
Shofforth710/
Seyfor710/
Shiffhour710/
Schaeferd710/
Scieffard710/
Schifferd710/
Seferd710/
Seiphford710/
Sawford671,066/
Siffour67387/
Sidford67231/
Schaeffert67165/
Seiferd67149/
Cheffar67119/
Zeffour67103/
Seyfoor6795/
Sipherd6783/
Sifferd6766/
Sitford6763/
Seffert6757/
Schieffert6750/
Scheiffert6746/
Sciford6743/
Seafore6739/
Seafort6738/
Seyfort6738/
Chepfor6734/
Seefort6730/
Seifoor6728/
Cifford6726/
Sayford6725/
Siffort6724/
Sieferd6723/
Seiffar6721/
Sefhore6717/
Schafferdt6716/
Seifour6715/
Seifard6712/
Seaferd6711/
Schoeffert6710/
Shiffar678/
Shevfar678/
Seifort675/
Saffard674/
Siffard674/
Soffort673/
Chehfor673/
Shefert672/
Sisford672/
Sepherd672/
Shafard672/
Shephor672/
Sheyfar672/
Sephord672/
Chefore672/
Cedford671/
Scyffor671/
Siefort671/
Shiferd671/
Shehfar671/
Seeferd671/
Seufort671/
Seffart671/
Seyferd671/
Syphord671/
Cesford671/
Seyfour671/
Shefaar671/
Sahfard671/
Chefort671/
Shedfar671/
Shefare671/
Sapford670/
Safferd670/
Sipford670/
Sheafar670/
Shayfor670/
Schefar670/
Saffort670/
Schifor670/
Siphord670/
Sofferd670/
Sifords670/

Shefford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shefford in the Russian language
Шеффордsefford-
Shefford in the Arabic language
شيفوردshyfwrd-

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