Shosef Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Shosef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 36 | 1:237,712 | 22,042 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shosef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shosef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shosef (Russian: Шосеф) is most common in Israel. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shosef? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Shosef occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Shosef reside; 90 percent reside in West Asia and 90 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 237,712. In Israel Shosef is most frequent in: Southern District, where 67 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 14 percent live and Central District, where 11 percent live. Outside of Israel Shosef exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sosef | 91 | 231 | / |
| Chosef | 83 | 47 | / |
| Shoseb | 83 | 4 | / |
| Shosev | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sousef | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shesef | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shoshev | 77 | 213 | / |
| Shoseva | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shousif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shoseib | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soussef | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sosev | 73 | 93 | / |
| Sozef | 73 | 44 | / |
| Sesef | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zosef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shosheva | 71 | 267 | / |
| Schossev | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shoshiev | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sossieff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shusev | 67 | 289 | / |
| Soseva | 67 | 117 | / |
| Soysev | 67 | 66 | / |
| Shozeb | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sosiev | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sosiew | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shasif | 67 | 6 | / |
| Soseph | 67 | 5 | / |
| Soiseb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sotsev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahseb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shesev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sousev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sossif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zozsef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sousif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaseb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shasew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sachef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soseab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shacef | 67 | 0 | / |
Shosef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shosef in the Russian language | ||
| Шосеф | sosef | - |
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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 Shosef
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