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 last name Shosef (Russian: Шосеф) has its highest incidence in Israel. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shosef? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,100,440th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Shosef are found; 90 percent are found in West Asia and 90 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.
The surname Shosef is most numerous in Israel, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 237,712. In Israel it is mostly found in: Southern District, where 67 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 14 percent live and Central District, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Israel this surname occurs 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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