Shafaru Surname
1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Shafaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 222 | 1:797,940 | 35,665 |
Shafaru (153) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafarus | 93 | 23 | / |
| Shaffaru | 93 | 1 | / |
| Safaru | 92 | 316 | / |
| Shafairus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Safarau | 86 | 278 | / |
| Safarou | 86 | 49 | / |
| Safarud | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sahfaru | 86 | 3 | / |
| Safaaru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safairu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shefaru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safaruh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safarut | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safarush | 80 | 23 | / |
| Saffaruh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chafarou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Safarudd | 80 | 2 | / |
| Safarahu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Safarous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safaroud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safargou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safaarau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sofaru | 77 | 83 | / |
| Zafaru | 77 | 39 | / |
| Sefaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sjaffarou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saffaraus | 75 | 0 | / |
| Safaroo | 71 | 43 | / |
| Zafarou | 71 | 34 | / |
| Sapharu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Safaroe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Saforou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saffarraus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Safourou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Shadfourush | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sheferhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safayrooh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Safarrooy | 63 | 1 | / |
| Seforu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Seferui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chaufouraux | 56 | 76 | / |
| Chaufouroux | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sheferau | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zafeirou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sophorus | 53 | 0 | / |
| Soufourou | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Shafaru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis