Shefiu Surname
Approximately 2,624 people bear this surname
Shefiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,615 | 1:67,741 | 4,926 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Shefiu (7,278) may also be a first name.
Shefiu Demographics
Shefiu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Shefiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shefiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shefiu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shefiu.
How Common Is The Last Name Shefiu? popularity and diffusion
Shefiu is the 165,135th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,777,266 people. Shefiu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shefiu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shefiu is also the 75,650th most common first name globally, held by 7,278 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,615 people, or 1 in 67,741. In Nigeria Shefiu is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 19 percent live, Kano, where 16 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Beside Nigeria Shefiu exists in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Shefiu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Shefiu last name is predominantly Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shefihu | 92 | 38 | / |
| Sheffiu | 92 | 23 | / |
| Shefiua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shepfiu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shetfiu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sheafiu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sefiu | 91 | 2,968 | / |
| Shshefiu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shafiu | 83 | 38,168 | / |
| Sejfiu | 83 | 49 | / |
| Sahfiu | 83 | 45 | / |
| Shifiu | 83 | 36 | / |
| Sefihu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Sehfiu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Seifiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sefiju | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chefiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Scheffius | 80 | 3 | / |
| Shaafiu | 77 | 52 | / |
| Shafihu | 77 | 45 | / |
| Shaifiu | 77 | 17 | / |
| Shaffiu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sahafiu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sejfiju | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shafieu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shipfiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chefoiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shafi'u | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shafiuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahvfiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safiu | 73 | 7,587 | / |
| Sofiu | 73 | 120 | / |
| Šefiu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sifiu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sefyu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shafffiu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Cheffoiu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chefihou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chedfoiu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safihu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Saafiu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shafyu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sefeeu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Safieu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sophiu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Saifiu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Safoiu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sefyou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saphiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sephiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefyue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safiju | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shefiu
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