Shafirah Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Shafirah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
Shafirah (125) may also be a first name.
Shafirah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafirah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shafirah (Marathi: शफीराह) is most common in Malaysia. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafirah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shafirah is the 4,307,654th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafirah reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 832,731st most prevalent given name internationally, held by 125 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,106,730. In Malaysia Shafirah is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 43 percent are found, Pahang, where 14 percent are found and Sabah, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafirah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafirah in the Marathi language | ||
| शफीराह | saphiraha | - |
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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 Shafirah
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