Sheff is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sheff
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Sheff

How popular is Sheff?

Sheff is ranked 174223 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Sheffs grew by 11.68091 per cent to 784 since 2000 and ranked 29947 after elevating 1288 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 72.96 75.07
Black 19.9 18.23
Hispanic or Latino 3.32 2.71
Others 1.66 1.85
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
1.15 1.42
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.02 0.71
Sheff is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Guam. Around 2068 people have been found who wears Sheff as their family name. Sheff is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
59,967 Moldova4
1,219,338 India3
661,536 Indonesia3
40,064 Nigeria2
12,172 Ghana2
41,879 Turkey2
279,271 Australia1
2,578 Guam1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
107,212 South Africa1
7,941 Guatemala1
17,768 Pakistan1
81,201 Switzerland1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
24,460 Armenia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,906 Israel47
70,042 Kazakhstan29
64,976 Belarus13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
34,872 Canada94
43,643 England91
Countries with hundreds of Sheff:
30,247 United States980
25,281 Russia638
35,664 Ukraine149
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Sheff Namesakes

  • Tamie Sheffield, Film actress
  • Simone Sheffield, Television producer
  • Bill Sheffield, Former Governor of Alaska
  • Jeremy Sheffield, Actor
  • John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, Former Lord Privy Seal
  • Chris Sheffield, Actor
  • Reginald Sheffield, Actor
  • Gary Sheffield, Sports agent
  • Stanley Sheff, Director
  • Henry Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield, English Politician

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