Sheftah Surname
11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq
Sheftah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Sheftah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheftah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheftah occurs most in Iraq. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheftah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sheftah is the 11,742,229th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sheftah live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
The last name Sheftah is most numerous in Iraq, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 35,021,654. Outside of Iraq Sheftah exists in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shefta | 92 | 128 | / |
| Seftah | 92 | 50 | / |
| Shaftah | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sheefta | 86 | 3 | / |
| Shiftah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sheftad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sefta | 83 | 539 | / |
| Shifftah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shaiftah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Softah | 77 | 522 | / |
| Seftaz | 77 | 343 | / |
| Shewta | 77 | 45 | / |
| Seftas | 77 | 36 | / |
| Saftah | 77 | 30 | / |
| Shifta | 77 | 16 | / |
| Shafta | 77 | 10 | / |
| Shevta | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shebta | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chefta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shaheefta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shaifta | 71 | 11 | / |
| Shawtah | 71 | 11 | / |
| Showtah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safthah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sefthas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sipheta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaftai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schifta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shevtha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safta | 67 | 4,877 | / |
| Softa | 67 | 2,451 | / |
| Zefta | 67 | 382 | / |
| Sewta | 67 | 40 | / |
| Siphetho | 67 | 29 | / |
| Sebta | 67 | 24 | / |
| Siphetha | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sevta | 67 | 16 | / |
| Xefta | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sifta | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sefto | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schiffta | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sephthah | 67 | 2 | / |
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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
- 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 Sheftah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis