Shefka Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Shefka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shefka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1321:52,8703,577
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Shefka (224) may also be a first name.

Shefka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shefka is found in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shefka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,252,959th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name Shefka is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Shefka are found; 72 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Shefka is also the 601,629th most numerous first name internationally, held by 224 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 52,870. In Bulgaria Shefka is mostly concentrated in: Silistra Province, where 39 percent live, Razgrad Province, where 22 percent live and Dobrich Province, where 15 percent live. Aside from Bulgaria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

Shefka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shefka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shefka last name grew 575 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shefka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shefka surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered with the political party.

Shefka earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.61% less than the national average, earning $29,510 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schefka9233/
Shefkau927/
Sefka914/
Scheffka8619/
Schiefka860/
Szefka83125/
Shefki83107/
Shefke8340/
Shevka8338/
Siefka8329/
Shefky8312/
Shefko839/
Shewka836/
Shafka833/
Seefka831/
Sefkas831/
Chefka831/
Shebka831/
Siefkas77300/
Schefke77265/
Sipheka77239/
Shifkau77221/
Schafka7729/
Shiffka7722/
Schewka779/
Shaevka778/
Shafkau776/
Seifkas774/
Shefker773/
Schefky772/
Shefqat772/
Schefki771/
Shefcky771/
Shifkai771/
Shefkey770/
Sofka73885/
Safka73253/
Sevka7330/
Sefke7319/
Sefko7318/
Sefki7310/
Sefqa735/
Sifka734/
Sefca733/
Sewka732/
Šefka731/
Syfka730/
Schiefke71297/
Scheffki7139/
Scheffke7138/
Schaffka7117/
Schoffka7116/
Shevkach719/
Schefcke711/
Shefquat711/
Shaifkha711/
Schefkie710/
Shevko671,952/
Shawka671,625/
Siefke671,056/
Shybka67374/
Shevki67105/
Chewka6786/
Szefke6774/
Sevkaa6755/
Szewka6751/
Siewka6751/
Zsofka6741/
Shifko6739/
Szafka6734/
Shovka6732/
Seifke6728/
Shafqa6726/
Shifke6725/
Shivka6721/
Sefker6719/
Shebko6714/
Sofkha6714/
Siebka6714/
Saffka675/
Sifkau675/
Szofka675/
Szyfka675/
Shewki674/
Shevke672/
Shewky672/
Shafko672/
Chefki672/
Showka672/
Szefko672/
Shyfko672/
Siefki671/
Shevky671/
Shebke671/
Shifqa671/
Soyfka671/
Seefke671/
Sefcke671/
Sifeka671/
Sebkai671/
Sebkay671/
Saifka671/
Schaifeka671/
Soffka670/
Scefky670/
Sophka670/

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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 Shefka
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