Alshafar Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United Arab Emirates
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Alshafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alshafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Alshafar (7) may also be a first name.

Alshafar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alshafar is found most in The United Arab Emirates. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alshafar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Alshafar are found; 83 percent are found in West Asia and 83 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Alshafar is also the 4,548,448th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 7 people.

Alshafar is most frequent in The United Arab Emirates, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,832,455. In The United Arab Emirates it is primarily concentrated in: Dubai, where 20 percent live. Other than The United Arab Emirates it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alsafar93838/
Alsaffar885,107/
Alesafar8826/
Alsafaar882/
Alsafear881/
Allsaffar823/
Alsaffaar822/
Al'saffar822/
Aljafar80799/
Alzafar8023/
Elsafar801/
Alsafarova7822/
Aljaafar75375/
Elsaffar7518/
Aljaffar756/
Elsafair752/
Aljafare752/
Alsafore751/
Alja'afar711/
Alcafor671/
Elsafour634/
Aljofair631/
Aljafour631/
Aljafoor631/

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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
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  • 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 Alshafar
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