Al Shafir Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Al Shafir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Al Shafir 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
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Kuwait41:950,17418,811

Al Shafir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Shafir is more frequently found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Shafir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shafir reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 5,285,059. In Yemen Al Shafir is mostly found in: Sana'a Governorate, where 80 percent are found and Dhamar Governorate, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Yemen this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Kuwait, where 44 percent are found.

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
Al Shafer891/
Al Zafir822/
Al-Safir821/
Al-Saffir78195/
Al Saffer781/
Al Zafer711,096/
Al-Zafir71872/
Al-Safer712/
Al Zaffer672/
Al-Siafer671/
Al-Zafair671/
Al Sefear671/
Al-Zafajr562/
Al-Zafher561/
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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 Al Shafir
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