Shaafour Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Shaafour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 36 | 1:536,140 | 5,381 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
Shaafour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaafour Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaafour is found most in Syria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaafour? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,141,416th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaafour are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 92 percent are found in Levant.
The last name Shaafour is most numerous in Syria, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 536,140. In Syria Shaafour is primarily found in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Syria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 5 percent are found and Oman, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Shaafour
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