Shafar Surname

230,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine8481:53,6827,732
United States2041:1,776,759116,838
Indonesia1071:1,235,97486,893
United Arab Emirates1031:88,9547,958
Russia961:1,501,282102,725
Nigeria861:2,059,80071,823
Belarus761:125,01418,114
Malaysia751:393,25620,576
India321:23,970,793327,222
Scotland251:214,15311,205
England231:2,422,52489,093
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Shafar (551) may also be a first name.

Shafar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shafar (Bengali: শফর, Hindi: शफर, Marathi: शफार, Oriya: ଶଫର, Russian: Шафар) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shafar is the 230,222nd most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,145,362 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Shafar live; 58 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Shafar is also the 358,643rd most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 551 people.

The last name Shafar is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 848 people, or 1 in 53,682. In Ukraine it is most common in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 76 percent are found, Vinnytsia Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Volyn Oblast, where 3 percent are found. Barring Ukraine it is found in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Shafar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shafar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shafar surname rose 498 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 575 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shafar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shafar last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shafar earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.98% more than the national average, earning $50,476 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.76% less than the national average, earning $44,335 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shadfar922,046/
Shaffar92391/
Shahfar9259/
Shaafar9219/
Schafar9215/
Shawfar9212/
Shafair929/
Shaifar925/
Shayfar923/
Shafarr923/
Shafard922/
Shafare922/
Sahafar921/
Shaufar921/
Shasfar921/
Shafaar921/
Shafatr921/
Sheafar920/
Shaefar920/
Safar91106,359/
Schaffar86245/
Shadfard8633/
Sahatfar866/
Shafarzh865/
Schaefar864/
Shahafar863/
Shaifard863/
Schafear861/
Shaffare861/
Shaffatr861/
Shauffar860/
Shaffard860/
Shaeffar860/
Schaafar860/
Saffar839,444/
Safare834,827/
Shofar83698/
Shafor83230/
Saifar83205/
Chafar8384/
Sjafar8359/
Safaar8355/
Safarz8353/
Safarh8342/
Sajfar8327/
Szafar8325/
Safart8314/
Saafar8311/
Safard839/
Safear839/
Shefar838/
Siafar837/
Safasr836/
Safair835/
Sadfar834/
Sayfar834/
Safaur834/
Sahfar832/
Safgar832/
Satfar831/
Safarr831/
Jsafar831/
Sgafar831/
Saefar831/
Seafar830/
Schaffart80114/
Schaffarz8078/
Shafarova8034/
Shahajfar801/
Schaeffar801/
Shahatfar801/
Schaffair800/
Szafarz771,160/
Chaffar77317/
Chaifar77138/
Shafoor77124/
Shahvar77119/
Sheafor77114/
Sheffar7783/
Shafour7782/
Shaffor7768/
Safaure7742/
Sahavar7733/
Saidfar7731/
Saadfar7723/
Safeare7722/
Chafare7717/
Siahfar7714/
Shoofar7713/
Chafart7711/
Saatfar779/
Shafore778/
Saiffar778/
Sashfar778/
Shevfar778/
Shoufar778/
Chafard777/
Saffart776/
Saffard774/
Shaphar774/
Shaefor772/
Schafor772/
Saufare772/
Sheyfar772/
Saayfar772/
Saifard771/
Saffair771/
Chaufar771/
Schofar771/
Shehfar771/
Seafair771/
Shadfor771/
Shaford771/
Siaffar771/
Shefaar771/
Saifart771/
Sahfard771/
Saffare771/
Safarhe771/
Saudfar771/
Sasfard771/
Saffaar771/
Saaffar771/
Safaarh771/
Safarzz771/
Seafart770/
Shayfor770/
Schefar770/
Schaeffear750/
Zafar73271,146/
Šafar73687/
Sofar73245/
Safor73160/
Sefar73143/
Safár734/
Xafar731/
Safarova71213,028/
Chaffard71929/
Shatford71790/
Shafford71188/
Shahavar71123/
Shadford71103/
Chaffart7166/
Shaafour7139/
Chaufard7123/
Sahaphar7122/
Scheffar718/
Schaforz716/
Safarowa716/
Shaphard715/
Safarová714/
Shaffeir713/
Schaefor712/
Chaufare712/
Schaffor711/
Sayfarth711/
Shauford711/
Shaffore711/
Saifarth711/
Saheifar711/
Safahare711/
Szaffarz711/
Chafardt711/
Shaforth711/
Shahfoor711/
Schoffar710/
Shasford710/
Schasfor710/
Sheaford710/
Shoffard710/
Shaeffor710/
Shaffort710/
Zaffar677,219/
Seffar675,469/
Soffar671,804/
Shadforth67610/
Safore67577/
Zaafar67330/
Safour67285/
Chauffard67279/
Safoor67231/
Saphar67229/
Šajfar67197/
Sefair67143/
Sephar6778/
Sofair6758/
Shofor6752/
Chofar6751/
Zaufar6750/
Seifar6737/
Chafor6735/
Schafforz6727/
Shawforth6724/
Saffor6720/
Sophar6716/
Safort6716/
Soufar6715/
Sahvar6713/
Zafajr6713/
Zafaar6710/
Safeur6710/
Sayfarova679/
Saford679/
Saffarova678/
Zafair678/
Sofare677/
Schafford676/
Zayfar676/
Seafor675/
Schasfort675/
Zaifar675/
Ceafar674/
Safhar673/
Zafarr673/
Sohfor673/
Saifor672/
Suifar672/
Sheaphard672/
Schaeffor672/
Zafear672/
Schafoort672/
Sahfor672/
Sayfor671/
Safaarova671/
Safoir671/
Sofear671/
Shefor671/
Shaufford671/
Shaforova671/
Zeafar671/
Šafare671/
Soofar671/
Sahaaphar671/
Saforz671/
Safhor671/
Schaphart671/
Schaufeur671/
Szefar671/
Szafor671/
Chafarowa671/
Seefar671/
Sefaar671/
Zzafar671/
Shatforth670/
Saufor670/

Shafar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafar in the Bengali language
শফরsaphara-
Shafar in the Oriya language
ଶଫରsaphara-
Shafar in the Hindi language
शफरsaphara87.8
शाफरsaphara4.88
शफारsaphara4.88
शाफ़ारsafara2.44
Shafar in the Marathi language
शफारsaphara57.89
शफरsaphara31.58
शाफारsaphara5.26
शाफरsaphara5.26
Shafar in the Russian language
Шафарsafar-

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