Shefked Surname
Approximately 230 people bear this surname
Shefked Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 228 | 1:30,609 | 2,424 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Shefked (43) may also be a first name.
Shefked Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shefked Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shefked (Russian: Шефкед) is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shefked? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,076,574th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Shefked are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Shefked is also the 1,545,828th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 43 people.
The last name Shefked is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 30,609. In Bulgaria Shefked is mostly concentrated in: Silistra Province, where 17 percent live, Shumen Province, where 16 percent live and Kardzhali Province, where 13 percent live. Not including Bulgaria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 0 percent live and Ukraine, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shefket | 86 | 436 | / |
| Shevked | 86 | 256 | / |
| Shefkedova | 82 | 34 | / |
| Sefket | 77 | 171 | / |
| Shevket | 71 | 313 | / |
| Shefketova | 71 | 51 | / |
| Shevkedova | 71 | 26 | / |
| Shefqet | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shafket | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shafkhid | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shahfket | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefketova | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sevket | 62 | 120 | / |
| Šefket | 62 | 18 | / |
| Safket | 62 | 1 | / |
| Zefket | 62 | 1 | / |
| Shevketova | 59 | 64 | / |
| Shawket | 57 | 1,691 | / |
| Showket | 57 | 539 | / |
| Chevket | 57 | 2 | / |
| Shafkit | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sohwkett | 53 | 1 | / |
| Šefketova | 50 | 1 | / |
Shefked Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shefked in the Russian language | ||
| Шефкед | sefked | - |
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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 Shefked
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