Shelef Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Shelef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Shelef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shelef (Marathi: शेलेफ) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelef? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,776,799th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Shelef reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 11,692,224. In The United States Shelef is primarily found in: California, where 32 percent reside, Michigan, where 19 percent reside and Florida, where 16 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 14 percent reside.

Shelef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shelef last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Shelef earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.2% more than the national average, earning $55,317 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheleaf9210/
Shellef927/
Sheleff925/
Schelef921/
Shelief921/
Shielef920/
Selef9159/
Scheleff8620/
Sheileaf861/
Sheleaff861/
Schelief860/
Chelef831,109/
Shelev8368/
Sheleb8314/
Seleaf836/
Seslef836/
Selefe834/
Shalef833/
Shelif833/
Selevf831/
Selief831/
Sealef831/
Zselef831/
Seleff830/
Schetleff801/
Sheleph77381/
Sealeaf77157/
Sheleva7772/
Schelew7741/
Sheleev7727/
Sholeff7723/
Shellew7715/
Schelev7710/
Sheylev776/
Sheliev774/
Shileaf774/
Setleff773/
Schelif773/
Schalef773/
Shelife773/
Shielev772/
Sheelev772/
Sieleaf772/
Scholef772/
Sieleff771/
Selieff771/
Sehleaf771/
Shalief771/
Shaleff771/
Cheleaf771/
Shheleb771/
Shellif771/
Sheleeb771/
Sheleib771/
Sohlief770/
Seileff770/
Sealeff770/
Seleb73133/
Salef7393/
Selif7318/
Selev7317/
Silef739/
Zelef736/
Solef735/
Selew732/
Shchelev71180/
Scheleva7115/
Sheyleva718/
Shehelev713/
Schaleff712/
Shetliff711/
Scholeff711/
Shettlew711/
Shealiev711/
Shelleph711/
Sieleiff710/
Shalev675,805/
Chilef67342/
Chelif67336/
Sholev67284/
Shalif67246/
Shilev67184/
Seleva67156/
Saelew67153/
Seleev67108/
Shetliffe67102/
Saleef6784/
Chelew6768/
Seelev6735/
Selebø6732/
Seliev6723/
Chelev6719/
Sileaf6718/
Saleff6712/
Seylev6710/
Shchehlev679/
Shylev676/
Sealew675/
Scelif674/
Shalew673/
Seleuw672/
Salief672/
Sallef672/
Seleph671/
Seliff671/
Sileff671/
Zselev671/
Zehlef671/
Seilev671/
Sheheleva671/
Sheliw671/
Celefe671/
Zeleff670/

Shelef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shelef in the Marathi language
शेलेफselepha-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shelef
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