Shefov Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Shefov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shefov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1231:1,171,73286,402
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Shefov Last Name Facts

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

Shefov (Russian: Шефов) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shefov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shefov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,518,885th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Shefov are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 90 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 1,171,732. In Russia Shefov is primarily found in: Samara Oblast, where 21 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 19 percent reside and Novgorod Oblast, where 13 percent reside. Beside Russia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 4 percent reside and Ukraine, where 3 percent reside.

Shefov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States Shefov are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shefova92190/
Sefov9120/
Sefova8323/
Shifov8321/
Seifov8316/
Seyfov837/
Sejfov833/
Shofov833/
Shafov831/
Shifoev7747/
Shafoev7725/
Seyfova7710/
Shyfoev772/
Shifova772/
Shoifov771/
Shefoff771/
Safov736/
Sefow732/
Zefov732/
Sofov731/
Sifov731/
Sefof731/
Szeifova712/
Safoev675,526/
Sayfov672,252/
Sophov6740/
Shafof6721/
Saifov6717/
Shefaw6715/
Shefaf6710/
Shifow678/
Hzifov674/
Sefaev674/
Sefouf671/
Chifov671/
Chefof671/
Safoov671/
Sifova671/
Schiffova671/
Sefofe671/
Shafav671/
Soifov671/
Shefap670/

Shefov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shefov in the Russian language
Шефовsefov-

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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 Shefov
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