Šefki Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Šefki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šefki 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
North Macedonia231:91,3688,238
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Sefki (10) & Şefki (1) are calculated separately.

Šefki (1,025) may also be a first name.

Šefki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šefki has its highest incidence in North Macedonia. It may also appear as: Sefki or Şefki. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šefki? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šefki is the 3,730,171st most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Šefki occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šefki reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 57 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 250,708th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 1,025 people.

This surname is most prevalent in North Macedonia, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 91,368. In North Macedonia it is most numerous in: Polog, where 52 percent live, Southwestern, where 35 percent live and Skopje, where 13 percent live. Outside of North Macedonia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 11 percent live and Serbia, where 7 percent live.

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
Sefki9310/
Şefki931/
Šefkii912/
Šefka801/
Shefki73107/
Chefki732/
Siefki731/
Šefkijova7133/
Šefkijová711/
Schefki671/

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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 Šefki
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