Shefki Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Shefki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shefki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria541:129,2397,530
Kosovo271:68,9584,589
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Albania61:485,67618,535
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Shefki (2,800) may also be a first name.

Shefki Last Name Facts

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

Shefki is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shefki? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,775,494th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Shefki reside; 82 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 31 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 137,859th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,800 people.

The last name Shefki is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 129,239. In Bulgaria Shefki is most frequent in: Kardzhali Province, where 43 percent live, Silistra Province, where 19 percent live and Varna Province, where 9 percent live. Barring Bulgaria Shefki exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 25 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schefki921/
Sefki9110/
Scheffki8639/
Schefkie860/
Shefka83184/
Shevki83105/
Shefke8340/
Shafki8312/
Shefky8312/
Shewki834/
Chefki832/
Siefki831/
Schefke77265/
Shebkoi774/
Shefker773/
Schefky772/
Schifki772/
Shifkai771/
Shevkis771/
Shefcky771/
Schebki770/
Shefkey770/
Sevki7335/
Šefki7328/
Sefke7319/
Safki7313/
Sewki734/
Sefka734/
Şefki731/
Sofki731/
Schiefke71297/
Scheffke7138/
Scheffka7119/
Schaefke715/
Schefcke711/
Schiefka710/
Shawki6721,509/
Siefke671,056/
Szefka67125/
Szefke6774/
Saefke6766/
Shevka6738/
Siefka6729/
Seifke6728/
Shifke6725/
Sefker6719/
Showki6714/
Shafqi6711/
Shewka676/
Soefky674/
Šefkii672/
Shevke672/
Shewky672/
Sebkki671/
Sebhki671/
Shevky671/
Sebkai671/
Shebke671/
Shafke671/
Shewqi671/
Seefka671/
Seefke671/
Sefcke671/
Chevki671/
Soefke670/
Scefky670/
Shafky670/

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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
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  • 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 Shefki
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