Sheps Surname

266,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Sheps Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia9871:146,02116,939
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Canada1091:338,03330,736
Belarus981:96,95014,896
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
Israel201:427,88233,464
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
England41:13,929,515290,718
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Sheps Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sheps (Russian: Шепс) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheps? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sheps is the 266,766th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,974,434 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Sheps are found; 59 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 58 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Sheps is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 987 people, or 1 in 146,021. In Russia Sheps is most common in: Moscow, where 18 percent reside, Republic of Tatarstan, where 5 percent reside and Samara Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Other than Russia Sheps occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Sheps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sheps has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sheps last name grew 6,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sheps Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sheps last name is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Sheps surname are 16.02% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 62.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sheps earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 3.02% less than the national average, earning $41,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.74% more than the national average, earning $66,448 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheps91538/
Shepps91198/
Sheeps9117/
Shepse9116/
Shoeps9115/
Shaeps919/
Sheaps913/
Shep8911,386/
Seps89144/
Schoeps831,004/
Schepps83450/
Schaeps8389/
Scheips8347/
Scheups8313/
Schepss832/
Scheeps831/
Schieps831/
Shcheps831/
Schepst831/
Sheipes830/
Schep801,581/
Shepp80750/
Shepe80412/
Shaps80188/
Szeps80147/
Sieps8069/
Shepz8061/
Shops8036/
Sheap8034/
Shebs8033/
Sheep8032/
Sheip8023/
Cheps8021/
Sheph808/
Shepf806/
Sepps804/
Seaps803/
Ships802/
Shiep802/
Shevs801/
Sepse801/
Sepss801/
Zshep801/
Seips800/
Sheup800/
Seeps800/
Schoepps77130/
Scheepes778/
Scheipes770/
Scheapps770/
Sep755,677/
Schepp733,604/
Schöps732,529/
Shipps73805/
Schips73672/
Schaps73560/
Schops73311/
Sheppe73200/
Scheip7386/
Schepf7386/
Sheipe7379/
Schiep7356/
Schept7349/
Shapps7332/
Szepst7322/
Shapss7320/
Cheaps7314/
Seepes7313/
Sheapp7311/
Scheep7310/
Schebs735/
Shephe735/
Shchep735/
Chep's734/
Sheepe733/
Seipps732/
Sheabs732/
Shoebs732/
Schetp731/
Shipse731/
Sheavs731/
Shaphs731/
Shyops731/
Scheap731/
Schäps731/
Sejpes731/
Scheup730/
Shopps730/
Sheasp730/
Sheebs730/
Sheape730/
Shepft730/
Seipes730/
Syphes730/
Shaips730/
Sheupp730/
Sheepp730/
Scheph730/
Sepe6717,323/
Siep678,874/
Sepp676,423/
Seip674,404/
Seph672,267/
Szep671,866/
Sept671,686/
Ship671,440/
Sips671,411/
Shyp67794/
Zeps67674/
Shev67640/
Chep67592/
Seep67445/
Sheb67437/
Šeps67220/
Schaaps6778/
Schopps6762/
Sepz6760/
Seap6756/
Shepova6753/
Scheipe6753/
Schaebs6739/
Sops6734/
Saps6727/
Seup6720/
Scheppf6719/
Schiepp6716/
Schipps6713/
Shohiep679/
Shebshe677/
Sesb677/
Setp675/
Scep674/
Ceps674/
Sjep674/
Scheepz673/
Schapps673/
Sejp673/
Sebs673/
Scheebs673/
Sehp673/
Schöphs672/
Syps672/
Xeps672/
Scheepf671/
Scheipt671/
Scheisp671/
Schiepf671/
Sevs671/
Seyp671/
Sepf671/
Ssep671/
Schöpfs671/
Hsep671/
Sedp671/
Sesp671/
Sihp671/
Shjp671/
Syhp671/
Zsep671/
Xhep671/
Xsep671/
Seipese670/

Sheps Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sheps in the Russian language
Шепсseps-

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