Shafir Surname

283,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Shafir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5061:716,32256,419
India3011:2,548,39080,848
Russia1201:1,201,02587,954
Pakistan861:2,077,25419,688
Malaysia571:517,44325,717
Canada401:921,14070,350
Israel321:267,42624,032
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
England81:6,964,757184,742
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
France21:33,211,361423,184
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Shafir (1,543) may also be a first name.

Shafir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shafir (Hindi: शफीर, Marathi: शाफीर, Russian: Шафир) is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 283,122nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,354,552 people. Shafir occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Shafir reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shafir is also the 197,386th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 1,543 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 506 people, or 1 in 716,322. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 40 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and New Jersey, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 44 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent are found and Russia, where 9 percent are found.

Shafir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shafir has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shafir last name rose 4,217 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shafir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shafir surname are 40.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.94% registered with the political party.

The amount Shafir earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.32% less than the national average, earning R 113,304 per year; in United States they earn 28.54% more than the national average, earning $55,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.18% more than the national average, earning $68,156 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schafir9279/
Shafier9272/
Shaffir9258/
Shafair929/
Szhafir924/
Shafior921/
Shafire921/
Shafisr921/
Shaifir921/
Shahfir921/
Shafirr921/
Shaafir921/
Shasfir921/
Safir9117,559/
Shaffier8685/
Schaffir8615/
Schafier8611/
Shaffeir863/
Sahafier861/
Shaffirt860/
Schafire860/
Shaefier860/
Shafer8336,432/
Safier83669/
Chafir83634/
Saafir83257/
Saifir83211/
Szafir83188/
Saffir83166/
Shafyr83154/
Sapfir8391/
Safire8385/
Safirt8331/
Safitr8331/
Shefir8330/
Safair835/
Shafre834/
Ssafir834/
Safhir833/
Safgir832/
Shofir832/
Sahfir831/
Safior831/
Safoir831/
Sayfir831/
Sjafir831/
Shafirova80171/
Schafhirt8058/
Schaffier8019/
Schaefier802/
Schaeffir800/
Schaffair800/
Shaffer7778,293/
Schafer7749,440/
Shafeer771,955/
Shaefer77858/
Saffier77448/
Sheafer77296/
Shaifer77256/
Shafere77130/
Saffire7756/
Sahavir7733/
Shaphir7723/
Shahvir7723/
Shaufer7715/
Saffeir7714/
Shasfer776/
Szafirt776/
Shafert775/
Sauffir775/
Sshafer774/
Shefier773/
Saufier773/
Shahfer773/
Shatfer772/
Sahafre772/
Chaffir772/
Shafyor771/
Saffair771/
Seafair771/
Shavfer771/
Shaferh771/
Shaffre771/
Shaafer771/
Szaffir771/
Shsafer771/
Szafier771/
Shoffir771/
Saafier771/
Sahhfir771/
Shafher770/
Shapfer770/
Shafger770/
Schaafhirt753/
Schaffhirt752/
Schaeffier751/
Safer735,295/
Zafir732,330/
Sefir7379/
Safre7377/
Sofir7340/
Safyr7326/
Safír732/
Šafir731/
Schaefer7195,038/
Schaffer7147,021/
Sheaffer715,628/
Shaeffer713,341/
Scheafer71325/
Safirova7177/
Shaffert7176/
Sauffier7149/
Schahfer7130/
Shauffer7130/
Shaiffer7129/
Schaufer7122/
Schaëfer7119/
Schafert7116/
Shaifert7114/
Shahavir7112/
Schaifer719/
Shaffeer717/
Schasfer714/
Sshaffer713/
Shafferr713/
Schaafer713/
Shaefeer712/
Jshaffer712/
Schapfer712/
Schaferr712/
Shaffere711/
Xshaffer711/
Schafear711/
Schafeer711/
Schawfer711/
Shhaefer711/
Shayffer711/
Shchafer711/
Shaffher711/
Sahaffer711/
Shahfeer711/
Shafferd710/
Shaaffer710/
Schatfer710/
Shafhert710/
Shhaffer710/
Schaeffer6737,756/
Safeer6723,757/
Shefer6713,172/
Saffer673,334/
Chafer672,738/
Schaffert672,069/
Safere67973/
Saffre67626/
Scheaffer67553/
Szafer67492/
Zaifir67486/
Shaferova67369/
Saphir67360/
Sapfirova67215/
Saifer67174/
Sefair67143/
Shofer67107/
Sayfer6786/
Sophir6783/
Xhafer6778/
Sofair6758/
Soufir6754/
Schauffer6749/
Sefier6745/
Zaafir6744/
Sofier6739/
Shafyrova6732/
Zaffir6725/
Sajfer6724/
Saufer6721/
Sofior6715/
Schaiffer6711/
Safeur6710/
Safear679/
Safreh679/
Safyre678/
Zafair678/
Seffir677/
Sephir676/
Schaefeer676/
Chofir675/
Sahfer675/
Seafer675/
Scheufier675/
Schaaffer674/
Safert674/
Shäfer674/
Shauffert673/
Saefer673/
Scheffier673/
Shefyr673/
Schaffher672/
Soffir672/
Scheifier672/
Sofeir672/
Schaepfer672/
Saferd671/
Chaudfhir671/
Schafferr671/
Schausfer671/
Scheapfer671/
Sjafer671/
Zafirr671/
Schaufeur671/
Schaffreh671/
Schaipfer671/
Saferr671/
Sefeir671/
Schaeferr671/
Schafffer671/
Sheaffeer671/
Zafeir671/
Shaffertt670/
Sawfer670/
Sohfer670/

Shafir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafir in the Hindi language
शफीरsaphira72.81
शाफिरsaphira20.54
शफिरsaphira3.93
शाफीरsaphira1.51
शफीर्saphir0.6
सफीरsaphira0.3
शफ़िरsafira0.3
Shafir in the Marathi language
शाफीरsaphira41.27
शिफरsiphara39.68
शफीरsaphira9.52
सैsai4.76
शाकीरsakira1.59
सिफरsiphara1.59
झाकीरjhakira1.59
Shafir in the Russian language
Шафирsafir-

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