Shefin Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Shefin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shefin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India861:8,919,365180,249
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Shefin (917) may also be a first name.

Shefin Last Name Facts

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

Shefin (Hindi: शेफिन, Marathi: शेफीन, Russian: Шефин) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shefin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,701,480th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name Shefin is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shefin reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 267,635th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 917 people.

The surname Shefin is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 8,919,365. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 97 percent live, Karnataka, where 1 percent live and Pondicherry, where 1 percent live. Outside of India it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 14 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shefing9240/
Shefina9220/
Sheffin9214/
Shefgin926/
Sheafin920/
Sefin9168/
Sheffing8658/
Schiefin861/
Scheafin861/
Schefing860/
Shafin836,430/
Sefien83160/
Sefina8388/
Sefion8377/
Shofin8365/
Sefing8333/
Seifin8320/
Shifin8317/
Seffin8316/
Sahfin839/
Chefin837/
Seefin835/
Seafin834/
Sefink834/
Shefim833/
Seyfin831/
Shaefn831/
Siefin831/
Shefen830/
Shefne830/
Sefn80185/
Scheffing80163/
Schoepfin803/
Schieffin800/
Seifing77111/
Shefeen7756/
Cheffin7750/
Shafien7738/
Sahafin7733/
Shaffin7728/
Seefing7721/
Schafin7718/
Schefen7713/
Seffing7712/
Shifina7711/
Shiffin777/
Seffion775/
Shahfin775/
Shoffin774/
Chefing774/
Seyfina773/
Seifien773/
Seffina773/
Sheffen772/
Seshfin771/
Shaifin771/
Sheafen771/
Shaafin771/
Schofin771/
Seaffin771/
Sheifen770/
Seafing770/
Shephin770/
Safin7337,312/
Sofin733,204/
Sefen73275/
Sifin7344/
Cefin734/
Sefnd732/
Sefim731/
Syfin731/
Schiefen71473/
Scheffen71446/
Scheufen71290/
Scheifen7141/
Schäfing7139/
Shephina7125/
Schaffin716/
Schaefen713/
Shaffien713/
Cheaffin713/
Sefinova712/
Cheffing712/
Schefenn712/
Schifind711/
Shefgeen711/
Shaafien711/
Sahafien711/
Shaifuin711/
Schoffin710/
Shephind710/
Seaffina710/
Schiffin710/
Siphen671,281/
Seifen67820/
Saffin67698/
Sophin67658/
Sefeen67437/
Siefen67314/
Saafin67301/
Saphin67155/
Seffen67137/
Soffin67130/
Siphin67121/
Zeffin6796/
Sofien6793/
Saifin6793/
Siffin6770/
Safien6764/
Sephen6759/
Shafen6732/
Sophen6724/
Chifin6723/
Söphen6723/
Sifina6716/
Soifin6713/
Sayfin6712/
Schöffing6712/
Cefion6711/
Saphen677/
Schieffen676/
Seefen676/
Sahven675/
Shifen674/
Shofen674/
Shafyn674/
Ceufin673/
Seafim673/
Chefen672/
Sifion672/
Ceffin671/
Schaeffen671/
Syphin671/
Schoeffen671/
Sohven671/
Séfion671/
Sephin671/
Safi'n671/
Sevfyn671/
Syphen670/
Schoepfen670/
Sahvin670/
Sepfen670/
Sohfen670/

Shefin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shefin in the Hindi language
शेफिनsephina-
Shefin in the Marathi language
शेफीनsephina-
Shefin in the Russian language
Шефинsefin-

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Footnotes

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