Shefta Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Shefta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shefta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq891:393,5027,096
England231:2,422,52489,093
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Shefta (279) may also be a first name.

Shefta Last Name Facts

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

Shefta (Hindi: शेफता, Oriya: େସଫତା) is more commonly found in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shefta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,589,322nd most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Shefta are found; 70 percent are found in West Asia and 70 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 531,524th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 279 people.

The last name Shefta is most commonly occurring in Iraq, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 393,502. Apart from Iraq Shefta exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent are found and Pakistan, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheefta923/
Sheftah922/
Sheftad921/
Sefta91539/
Seftaz83343/
Shefte8384/
Seftah8350/
Shewta8345/
Seftas8336/
Shifta8316/
Shefty8314/
Shafta8310/
Shebta832/
Shevta832/
Chefta831/
Shaheefta801/
Shefter77168/
Schefte7784/
Shaifta7711/
Sheftes776/
Shaftah774/
Sefthas771/
Sipheta771/
Shaftai771/
Shiftah771/
Schifta771/
Shevtha771/
Safta734,877/
Softa732,451/
Zefta73382/
Sefti73288/
Sefty7358/
Sewta7340/
Sebta7324/
Sevta7316/
Xefta735/
Sifta733/
Sefto733/
Sefte731/
Siphetha7119/
Schiffta713/
Shifftah711/
Shaiftah711/
Shafto67736/
Softah67522/
Sefteh67128/
Shevte6797/
Scheffter6774/
Sefter6750/
Shifty6746/
Saftah6730/
Saftau6725/
Shewte6720/
Shawta6718/
Chifta6712/
Sevtap6712/
Shifte6710/
Seewta6710/
Sophta678/
Softaj677/
Shevti676/
Sifeta674/
Sohvta674/
Shiwta673/
Shivta672/
Shibta672/
Seftey671/
Chevta671/
Scheifter671/
Showta671/
Seabta671/
Shifto671/
Sayfta671/
Seftei671/
Seftge670/
Sjefte670/
Sewtas670/

Shefta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shefta in the Oriya language
େସଫତାesaphata-
Shefta in the Hindi language
शेफताsephata69.16
शेफ्ताsephta28.97
़शेफताsephata0.93
शेफ़ताsefata0.93

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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
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  • 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 Shefta
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