Şöför Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Şöför Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Şöför 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
Turkey401:1,945,53668,232
Northern Cyprus221:14,5003,711
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

The alternate forms: Şoför (2) & Sofor (24) are calculated separately.

Şöför Last Name Facts

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

Şöför is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Şoför or Sofor. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Şöför? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,394,033rd most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. Şöför occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Şöför live; 66 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent live in East Thrace and Karpass.

This surname is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,945,536. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 40 percent reside, Bursa Province, where 33 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Turkey this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 34 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 2 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
Şoför932/
Sofor8024/
Şöfer801/

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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 Şöför
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