Sheft Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Sheft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Sheft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sheft (Hindi: शेफ़्त, Russian: Шефт) is found most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sheft.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheft? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sheft is the 1,544,715th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. Sheft is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Sheft are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 2,995,528. In The United States Sheft is most prevalent in: New York, where 27 percent reside, Florida, where 14 percent reside and Illinois, where 14 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 4 percent reside and Eritrea, where 3 percent reside.

Sheft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sheft has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,729 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sheft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sheft last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.

Sheft earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.44% more than the national average, earning $62,324 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shefts91135/
Shefte9184/
Sheftz9179/
Scheft9135/
Sheaft914/
Shepft910/
Shef891,311/
Seft898/
Schefte8384/
Schefft8366/
Scheftz8356/
Schefts8311/
Shefftz839/
Scheift832/
Schaeft831/
Sheff801,643/
Shaft80671/
Sheaf80517/
Sheef80292/
Schef80111/
Shief8074/
Shift8041/
Shefe8017/
Sheif8015/
Shepf806/
Sefts806/
Seift806/
Shoft805/
Sheuf804/
Cheft802/
Sheyf801/
Seuft801/
Sefte801/
Seeft801/
Shedf801/
Sefft801/
Sieft800/
Sceft800/
Schefftz774/
Scheifet772/
Sef753,000/
Scheff731,627/
Schefe73967/
Schaft73669/
Scheef73561/
Sheaff73554/
Siphet73456/
Schief73198/
Shevts73184/
Sheafe73153/
Seifts73137/
Shieff73135/
Shevte7397/
Schepf7386/
Shahft7376/
Sheiff7368/
Schift7361/
Schoft7355/
Sheffe7351/
Scheaf7326/
Seyfet7322/
Szeift7321/
Shewte7320/
Sheffs7319/
Schefs7313/
Schefz7312/
Shifte7310/
Shafft738/
Scheif738/
Sheefe734/
Seifet733/
Sheefh733/
Schcef733/
Shewtz731/
Shiftt731/
Sheetf731/
Sheifh731/
Shaift731/
Sheefs731/
Shaftt731/
Shifft731/
Soheef731/
Sheyfe731/
Schöft731/
Syphet731/
Scheuf730/
Schehf730/
Sheife730/
Sheifs730/
Shifts730/
Sjefte730/
Seiftz730/
Sheafs730/
Seif67156,343/
Sief676,226/
Shew674,043/
Seef672,148/
Saft672,077/
Seaf671,704/
Sefe671,516/
Chef67669/
Shev67640/
Saiphet67627/
Seff67612/
Soft67578/
Ssef67563/
Seyf67482/
Schafft67468/
Sheb67437/
Shif67373/
Scheffs67311/
Scheiff67287/
Scheeff67259/
Shefova67190/
Soiphet67189/
Sheaffe67138/
Sift67122/
Szef6794/
Scheefe6754/
Scheife6745/
Sebt6739/
Çeft6739/
Zeft6733/
Sefz6722/
Schepff6721/
Schieff6720/
Shyf6715/
Sayphet6710/
Shoifet676/
Sjef675/
Seephet675/
Ceft674/
Schifte674/
Scheffz674/
Sgef674/
Sejf673/
Sedf673/
Soyphet673/
Xsef673/
Xeft673/
Syphett672/
Seuf672/
Seefedt672/
Schifft672/
Hzef672/
Setv672/
Seiphet672/
Scheepf671/
Schofft671/
Schiepf671/
Sihf671/
Shevthe671/
Sheheef671/
Sheavte671/
Sepf671/
Scheibt671/
Sevt671/
Shcheff671/
Scef671/
Setf671/
Sefh671/
Sefp671/
Sefs671/
Seaphet671/
Sehf671/
Seifett671/
Sesf671/
Sipheth671/
Sheiffs671/
Syft671/
Hsef671/
Seiffet670/
Sheeffe670/
Scheaff670/
Scheafe670/
Scheadf670/

Sheft Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sheft in the Hindi language
शेफ़्तsefta-
Sheft in the Russian language
Шефтseft-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sheft
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