Shefiu Surname

165,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shefiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shefiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,6151:67,7414,926
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Shefiu (7,278) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shefihu9238/
Sheffiu9223/
Shefiua921/
Shepfiu921/
Shetfiu921/
Sheafiu921/
Sefiu912,968/
Shshefiu862/
Shafiu8338,168/
Sejfiu8349/
Sahfiu8345/
Shifiu8336/
Sefihu838/
Sehfiu837/
Seifiu831/
Sefiju831/
Chefiu831/
Scheffius803/
Shaafiu7752/
Shafihu7745/
Shaifiu7717/
Shaffiu778/
Sahafiu776/
Sejfiju773/
Shafieu772/
Shipfiu771/
Chefoiu771/
Shafi'u771/
Shafiuy771/
Sahvfiu771/
Safiu737,587/
Sofiu73120/
Šefiu736/
Sifiu733/
Sefyu732/
Shafffiu716/
Cheffoiu712/
Chefihou711/
Chedfoiu711/
Safihu6719/
Saafiu679/
Shafyu677/
Sefeeu677/
Safieu677/
Sophiu675/
Saifiu675/
Safoiu673/
Sefyou673/
Saphiu672/
Sephiu671/
Sefyue671/
Safiju671/

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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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