Sheftz Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sheftz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheftz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:6,040,982292,121
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Sheftz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sheftz has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheftz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sheftz is the 2,121,169th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Sheftz live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Sheftz is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 6,040,982. In The United States Sheftz is most numerous in: Delaware, where 23 percent reside, Connecticut, where 17 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Sheftz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sheftz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sheftz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sheftz last name are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sheftz earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 7.62% more than the national average, earning R 255,744 per year and in United States they earn 42.06% more than the national average, earning $61,296 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheftz9256/
Shefftz929/
Sheft91134/
Sheifetz866/
Schefftz864/
Shefts83135/
Shefte8384/
Scheft8335/
Schefz8312/
Sheaft834/
Shewtz831/
Seiftz830/
Shepft830/
Sefz8022/
Seft808/
Schefte7784/
Schefft7766/
Schefts7711/
Scheffz774/
Scheift772/
Schiefz770/
Sewtz7353/
Shift7341/
Shafz738/
Seift736/
Sefts736/
Xeftz732/
Cheft732/
Seuft731/
Sefte731/
Seeft731/
Sefft731/
Sieft730/
Sceft730/
Scheifet712/
Scheiwtz711/
Siphet67456/
Shevts67184/
Seifts67137/
Shevte6797/
Schift6761/
Shafts6750/
Seyfet6722/
Szeift6721/
Shewte6720/
Schevz6719/
Sheftsova6712/
Shifte6710/
Seufts675/
Seifet673/
Seibtz671/
Shiftt671/
Shaift671/
Shifft671/
Syphet671/
Shebts670/
Showtz670/
Shifts670/
Sjefte670/
Scewtz670/

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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
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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 Sheftz
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