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

Sheft (Hindi: शेफ़्त, Russian: Шефт) occurs most in The United States. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheft? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,544,715th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Sheft reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 2,995,528. In The United States Sheft is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 27 percent reside, Florida, where 14 percent reside and Illinois, where 14 percent reside. Besides The United States Sheft is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 4 percent reside and Eritrea, where 3 percent reside.

Sheft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sheft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sheft last name grew 1,729 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sheft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sheft are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the 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-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Sheft
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis