Sheffer is used as a family name or surname in Israel. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sheffer
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Israel
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Sheffer

How popular is Sheffer?

Sheffer is common in Israel.

Sheffer is ranked 53778 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Sheffer bearers increased by 2.841226 per cent in 2010 US census to 3692 since 2000, the surname slipped by 420 spots and ranked at 8870. The last name was found in around 12 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.66 96.1
Hispanic or Latino 1.84 0.86
Others 1.25 0.92
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.03 0.86
Black 0.89 1
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.33 0.25
Sheffer is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Israel is ahead in terms of density. Around 8762 people have been found who wears Sheffer as their family name. Sheffer is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
60,971 Kyrgyzstan6
7,299 Estonia2
44,018 Poland2
174,544 Czech Republic1
7,191 Afghanistan1
151,601 Spain1
1,704,541 India1
120,357 Argentina1
31,584 Peru1
91,024 Belgium1
29,046 Japan1
810,193 Indonesia1
15,162 Costa Rica1
1,879 Belize1
49,101 Denmark1
20,172 Hungary1
118,015 Netherlands1
153,416 Italy1
56,169 Mexico1
2,024 Mongolia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
53,804 Australia35
53,698 Belarus18
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
33,507 Kazakhstan72
Countries with hundreds of Sheffer:
10,556 Germany941
21,648 Russia762
27,799 Ukraine197
22,947 Canada153
2,495 Panama131
40,243 England102
Countries with thousands of Sheffer:
8,914 United States4,165
503 Israel2,003
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Catherine Sheffer worked as immigrant and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 30 years old embarked for USA from London on Earl Of Durham and arrived on June 5, 1849.

Sheffer Namesakes

  • Craig Sheffer, Film actor
  • Craig Sheffer, Film actor
  • Doron Sheffer, Basketball Player
  • Geordie Sheffer, Hair Stylist
  • Hogan Sheffer, Screenwriter
  • Isador M. Sheffer, Mathematician
  • Isador M. Sheffer, Mathematician
  • Isaiah Sheffer, Playwright
  • Isaiah Sheffer, Playwright
  • Doron Sheffer, Basketball Player

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