Sheiff Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sheiff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia411:107,5258,436
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Sheiff (10) may also be a first name.

Sheiff Last Name Facts

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

Sheiff occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheiff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,312,869th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Sheiff live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The surname Sheiff is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 107,525. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Montserrado County, where 56 percent live, Bomi County, where 22 percent live and Grand Cape Mount County, where 15 percent live. Outside of Liberia Sheiff exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Sheiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sheiff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sheiff last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheiff Last Name Statistics demography

Sheiff earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 119.88% more than the national average, earning $94,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheiff92287/
Sheiffs921/
Sheff911,643/
Shiff91819/
Seiff91277/
Sheif9115/
Schiff838,959/
Scheff831,627/
Sheaff83554/
Seiffe83183/
Shieff83135/
Sheffe8351/
Shaeff8346/
Szeiff8338/
Sheffs8319/
Shaiff8313/
Scheif838/
Shoeff835/
Sheief831/
Sheifh831/
Shiffe831/
Shifft831/
Sheife830/
Sheifs830/
Shiffs830/
Seif80156,343/
Shef801,311/
Seff80612/
Siff80558/
Shif80373/
Schoeff77419/
Scheffs77311/
Scheeff77259/
Schaeff77226/
Schijff77189/
Sheaffe77138/
Schefft7766/
Scheife7745/
Schaiff7724/
Schepff7721/
Schieff7720/
Scheffz774/
Schiffe773/
Schiffs772/
Scheift772/
Schifft772/
Cheiffe771/
Shaiffe771/
Shieaff771/
Shcheff771/
Schioff771/
Seihoff770/
Sheeffe770/
Scheaff770/
Seife7315,181/
Shaif7311,456/
Shaff731,322/
Cheff73973/
Sheaf73517/
Sieff73429/
Sheef73292/
Schif73230/
Sifft73177/
Cheif73139/
Saiff73139/
Sheft73134/
Sheib73119/
Schef73111/
Szeif73107/
Seeff73102/
Sueff73101/
Shief7374/
Seidf7362/
Shoif7347/
Shift7341/
Zeiff7331/
Shaef7330/
Chiff7328/
Shoef7323/
Siffe7323/
Shifs7322/
Seyff7321/
Shefe7317/
Siaff7316/
Shife7315/
Seuff7313/
Shepf736/
Seift736/
Sciff735/
Sziff735/
Sseif734/
Seifs734/
Sheuf734/
Seiif734/
Seyif733/
Szeff733/
Shyff733/
Shifh732/
Shidf732/
Shuif732/
Sceff731/
Sceif731/
Shuef731/
Sheyf731/
Sheiw731/
Seifh731/
Seffe731/
Soiff731/
Seifp731/
Shedf731/
Sefft731/
Seiaf731/
Sheiv730/
Xeiff730/
Seaff730/
Schoepff71260/
Schuijff7171/
Scheaffe710/
Schaff676,205/
Sif675,552/
Sef673,000/
Seyife672,898/
Schefe67967/
Schijf67717/
Scheef67561/
Schäff67393/
Shaffe67386/
Chiffe67357/
Schaef67264/
Schief67198/
Schyff67153/
Sheafe67153/
Schipf67120/
Szeffs67108/
Szaiff6788/
Schepf6786/
Schift6761/
Shayef6734/
Shaife6733/
Cheffe6732/
Shaief6732/
Scheaf6726/
Szeift6721/
Schefs6713/
Saiffe6712/
Schefz6712/
Shiyaf6710/
Schiffová679/
Shouff679/
Shafft678/
Schuif678/
Soueff678/
Shauff677/
Szieff677/
Cheife676/
Shayif676/
Schoef675/
Sheyiw675/
Scheiv674/
Shajif674/
Sheaft674/
Sheefe674/
Sajeff674/
Seiyfe674/
Shaaif673/
Sheyaf673/
Shaifh673/
Sheefh673/
Schcef673/
Shoepf672/
Shiftt671/
Sheetf671/
Sheiab671/
Shejaf671/
Shaifs671/
Shaift671/
Shaaff671/
Shceib671/
Sheaffová671/
Sheefs671/
Schife671/
Cheief671/
Shiyef671/
Soheef671/
Seuffe671/
Sheyfe671/
Shehaf671/
Schiffova671/
Schiøpffe671/
Seidfe671/
Shaggieff671/
Seiouf671/
Shaiyf671/
Chuiff671/
Chiffs670/
Scheuf670/
Shaffs670/
Schaif670/
Seaffe670/
Sehaff670/
Shepft670/
Schehf670/
Shapff670/
Sheafs670/
Sceife670/
Cheaff670/
Seyoff670/
Schoeyeff670/

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