Şef Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Malta

Şef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Şef Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1141:682,64435,241
Malta11:430,2723,380

The alternate forms: Sef (3,000), Šef (167) & Šéf (1) are calculated separately.

Şef Last Name Facts

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

Şef (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻒ, Hindi: सेफ, Marathi: सेफ़) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Sef, Šef or Šéf. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Şef? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,701,480th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. Şef is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Şef reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 682,644. In Turkey Şef is primarily found in: Konya Province, where 46 percent reside, Corum Province, where 25 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Turkey this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Malta, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sef893,000/
Šef89167/
Şefi86408/
Şoef8617/
Şefo861/
Šéf781/
Şefii7513/
Zef6786/
Xef678/
Cef674/

Şef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Şef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﻒalsf-
Şef in the Hindi language
सेफsepha-
Şef in the Marathi language
सेफ़sefa-

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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 Şef
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