Shekofteh Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shekofteh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shekofteh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran301:2,559,41782,750
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Shekofteh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shekofteh is found most frequently in Iran. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shekofteh? popularity and diffusion

Shekofteh is the 3,228,735th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Shekofteh is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Shekofteh are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 2,559,417. Outside of Iran this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shekofte9410/
Shokofteh891/
Shokoufteh848/
Shokoufte781/
Shokouft71128/
Shekifuta671/
Shokoufet671/
Sikafte631/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Shekofteh
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