Shefu Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Shefu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shefu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2011:881,30738,450
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733

Shefu (4,578) may also be a first name.

Shefu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shefu (Russian: Шефу) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shefu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shefu is the 842,714th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 22,354,435 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Shefu are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 101,504th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 4,578 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 201 people, or 1 in 881,307. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 46 percent reside, Yobe, where 17 percent reside and Gombe, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Shefu exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside and Cameroon, where 10 percent reside.

Shefu Last Name Statistics demography

Shefu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.83% less than the national average, earning R 59,808 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shefou9126/
Shefau9117/
Sheifu9116/
Sheffu919/
Shefui918/
Shefuh915/
Shefhu911/
Shefeu911/
Shehfu911/
Sheefu911/
Sefu8930,132/
Schefuß8352/
Schefus8336/
Sheffou838/
Shefahu832/
Sheifou832/
Sheffeu831/
Sheffus830/
Seifu8090,645/
Seyfu8037,682/
Saefu801,098/
Shifu80800/
Shofu80722/
Sefou80567/
Shafu80254/
Chefu80204/
Seffu8024/
Sefui8023/
Siefu8020/
Sefau8017/
Sefus806/
Seafu806/
Seefu804/
Sefeu803/
Ssefu801/
Seufu801/
Setfu801/
Sheiffou7711/
Scheffus776/
Schefuss773/
Schefuhs772/
Chefou736,639/
Seifou731,512/
Sepheu73572/
Shifau73510/
Shafau73322/
Shefoo73215/
Seefus73110/
Seyfou7380/
Chefuh7356/
Shaifu7349/
Shaffu7336/
Seefuß7334/
Seafus7328/
Shafeu7326/
Shafui7319/
Sefouh7318/
Shiofu7318/
Seffou7318/
Seyfus7314/
Shyfut739/
Siefus737/
Sefoud735/
Sahfui734/
Siefou734/
Sahafu732/
Siefeu732/
Cheffu732/
Sefout731/
Chefus731/
Siewfu731/
Sefous731/
Shayfu731/
Seifuu731/
Shofuy731/
Shaafu731/
Shijfu731/
Sopheu731/
Seufeu731/
Shifuh731/
Shoffu731/
Saefui731/
Sefuth731/
Seifeu731/
Chepfu731/
Sipheu731/
Shuifu731/
Seyffu731/
Shifhu731/
Shifou731/
Saefuu731/
Seifut730/
Shifut730/
Seifus730/
Sefust730/
Sefaus730/
Schefhaut711/
Schefhout711/
Cheffou676,302/
Sofu672,815/
Safu671,773/
Seffouh67477/
Sifu67328/
Cheifou67236/
Cefu67192/
Syfu67190/
Zefu6797/
Seffoud6763/
Shaffau6725/
Seafous6724/
Cheefus6719/
Sephfus6715/
Seefuss6713/
Shifahu6711/
Seydfou6710/
Shaffou678/
Sahafuj676/
Shafahu676/
Shaifud676/
Sepheus673/
Seidfou672/
Cheefou672/
Chetfou672/
Xefu672/
Shaiffu672/
Shizfau671/
Chetfut671/
Cheefui671/
Schiffu671/
Siefeut671/
Shaifui671/
Shaafou671/
Shiffou671/
Chefaut671/
Chefeut671/
Cheffeu671/
Chepfou671/
Cheyfou671/
Chezfou671/
Chhefou671/
Chevfou671/
Sefouha671/
Shaffeu671/
Seaffus670/
Seifust670/

Shefu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shefu in the Russian language
Шефуsefu-

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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 Shefu
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