Sheif Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Sheif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Sheif (349) may also be a first name.

Sheif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sheif is more frequently found in Egypt 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 Sheif? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Sheif live; 27 percent live in North Africa and 27 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Sheif is also the 466,636th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 349 people.

This surname is most frequent in Egypt, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 22,983,938. Apart from Egypt this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.

Sheif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sheif has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sheif last name fell 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheiff9168/
Scheif918/
Sheief911/
Sheifh911/
Sheife910/
Sheifs910/
Seif89156,343/
Shef891,311/
Shif89373/
Scheiff83287/
Scheife8345/
Scheift832/
Sheiffs831/
Seife8015,181/
Shaif8011,456/
Sheff801,643/
Shiff80819/
Sheaf80517/
Sheef80292/
Seiff80277/
Schif80230/
Cheif80139/
Sheft80134/
Sheib80119/
Schef80111/
Szeif80107/
Shief8074/
Seidf8062/
Shoif8047/
Shift8041/
Shaef8030/
Shoef8023/
Shifs8022/
Shefe8017/
Shife8015/
Shepf806/
Seift806/
Sseif804/
Seifs804/
Sheuf804/
Seiif804/
Seyif803/
Shifh802/
Shidf802/
Shuif802/
Sceif801/
Shuef801/
Sheyf801/
Sheiw801/
Seifh801/
Seifp801/
Shedf801/
Seiaf801/
Sheiv800/
Sif755,552/
Sef753,000/
Schiff738,959/
Seyife732,898/
Scheff731,627/
Schefe73967/
Schijf73717/
Scheef73561/
Sheaff73554/
Schaef73264/
Schief73198/
Seiffe73183/
Sheafe73153/
Shieff73135/
Schipf73120/
Schepf7386/
Schift7361/
Sheffe7351/
Shaeff7346/
Szeiff7338/
Shayef7334/
Shaife7333/
Shaief7332/
Scheaf7326/
Szeift7321/
Sheffs7319/
Shaiff7313/
Schefs7313/
Schefz7312/
Shiyaf7310/
Schuif738/
Cheife736/
Shayif736/
Shoeff735/
Schoef735/
Sheyiw735/
Scheiv734/
Shajif734/
Sheaft734/
Sheefe734/
Seiyfe734/
Shaaif733/
Sheyaf733/
Shaifh733/
Sheefh733/
Schcef733/
Shoepf732/
Shiftt731/
Sheetf731/
Sheiab731/
Shejaf731/
Shaifs731/
Shaift731/
Shceib731/
Sheefs731/
Schife731/
Shiffe731/
Shifft731/
Cheief731/
Shiyef731/
Soheef731/
Sheyfe731/
Shehaf731/
Seidfe731/
Seiouf731/
Shaiyf731/
Scheuf730/
Schaif730/
Shepft730/
Schehf730/
Sheafs730/
Sceife730/
Shiffs730/
Saif67291,498/
Sief676,226/
Seib675,937/
Shiv674,796/
Shew674,043/
Suef672,932/
Siaf672,152/
Seef672,148/
Shib672,086/
Seaf671,704/
Saef671,571/
Sefe671,516/
Shaf671,511/
Schoepf671,454/
Sife671,438/
Chef67669/
Shev67640/
Seff67612/
Ssef67563/
Siff67558/
Seyf67482/
Sheb67437/
Schoeff67419/
Scheffs67311/
Zeif67291/
Chif67265/
Scheeff67259/
Schaeff67226/
Shefova67190/
Schijff67189/
Sheaffe67138/
Sift67122/
Sipf67100/
Soif6797/
Szef6794/
Sahf6772/
Suif6770/
Schefft6766/
Scheefe6754/
Schijfs6747/
Soef6745/
Shiw6733/
Seifová6731/
Sheihov6725/
Schaiff6724/
Sefz6722/
Schepff6721/
Schieff6720/
Schuijf6717/
Shyf6715/
Syef6710/
Seft678/
Scif677/
Sifh676/
Shheieb676/
Sjef675/
Seiw674/
Sifs674/
Scheffz674/
Sgef674/
Seiv673/
Sejf673/
Sedf673/
Schiffe673/
Ceif673/
Xsef673/
Shifova672/
Schiffs672/
Schuepf672/
Seuf672/
Schifft672/
Hsif672/
Sheihab672/
Hzef672/
Cheiffe671/
Scheepf671/
Schiepf671/
Sifp671/
Sihf671/
Shegiev671/
Sheheef671/
Shaiffe671/
Shaihaf671/
Sepf671/
Shieaff671/
Shajeef671/
Shoyife671/
Shaweef671/
Shcheff671/
Scef671/
Setf671/
Sidf671/
Sefp671/
Sefs671/
Sehf671/
Schioff671/
Sesf671/
Sjif671/
Siwf671/
Szif671/
Jsif671/
Hsef671/
Hcif671/
Hxif671/
Seihoff670/
Sheeffe670/
Scheaff670/
Scheafe670/
Scheadf670/

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Footnotes

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