Sheftel Surname

680,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Sheftel Surname Definition:

“Little Son of the Sabbath” in Hebrew (Sabbatai)

Sheftel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2791:1,299,13691,043
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
Canada371:995,82774,831
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
England81:6,964,757184,742
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sheftel (11) may also be a first name.

Sheftel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Little Son of the Sabbath” in Hebrew (Sabbatai)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Sheftel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sheftel (Russian: Шефтель) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheftel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sheftel is the 680,882nd most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 16,676,306 people. The surname Sheftel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Sheftel live; 72 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sheftel is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 11 people.

The surname Sheftel is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 279 people, or 1 in 1,299,136. In The United States Sheftel is most common in: California, where 17 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The United States Sheftel is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Sheftel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sheftel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sheftel surname increased 27,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sheftel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sheftel surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sheftel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.66% more than the national average, earning $52,496 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.58% more than the national average, earning $65,871 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheftel9374/
Sheftell9345/
Shefftel930/
Seftel92252/
Schieftel881/
Scheftell881/
Cheftel86132/
Shaftel86124/
Szeftel8666/
Saeftel8656/
Seftell861/
Shiftel860/
Schaftel80142/
Shaftael801/
Shiftell800/
Zeftel7715/
Säftel779/
Softel777/
Saftel777/
Seftil773/
Sebtel773/
Shaftil711/
Shavtel711/
Shiftlet6714/
Shawtell6713/
Shivtiel6711/
Shiftill670/
Shiftlett6332/
Çiftel62702/
Sawtel626/
Seebtl621/
Ciftel621/
Shifftlett593/
Sawtell572,070/
Sowtell570/
Sawtelll531/
Saiwtell531/
Sawtl502/
Zebtl501/

Sheftel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sheftel in the Russian language
Шефтельseftel-

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