Šefik Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Šefik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Macedonia | 19 | 1:110,604 | 9,336 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Sefik (86) are calculated separately.
Šefik (4,553) may also be a first name.
Šefik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šefik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šefik is borne by more people in North Macedonia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Sefik. Click here for other potential spellings of Šefik.
How Common Is The Last Name Šefik? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Šefik reside; 95 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Šefik is also the 101,881st most numerous given name on earth, borne by 4,553 people.
Šefik is most numerous in North Macedonia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 110,604. In North Macedonia it is most common in: Skopje, where 89 percent are found, Pelagonia, where 5 percent are found and Polog, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account North Macedonia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sefik | 93 | 86 | / |
| Cefik | 80 | 12 | / |
| Šefic | 80 | 3 | / |
| Šefikova | 77 | 19 | / |
| Sefike | 73 | 874 | / |
| Sefick | 73 | 134 | / |
| Shefik | 73 | 117 | / |
| Seyfik | 73 | 71 | / |
| Sefeik | 73 | 3 | / |
| Seffik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cejfik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sejfik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sefaik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeefuik | 67 | 119 | / |
| Shefike | 67 | 40 | / |
| Sesfike | 67 | 19 | / |
| Šefkova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shefikk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Seffike | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sefeick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheffik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shefikh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shefiek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shefeik | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Šefik
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