Shafiri Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Shafiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Shafiri (468) may also be a first name.
Shafiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shafiri (Hindi: शफिरी) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafiri? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,808,717th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Shafiri are found; 38 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 38 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 393,633rd most numerous first name on earth, borne by 468 people.
Shafiri is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,638,568. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Perak, where 44 percent are found, Kelantan, where 39 percent are found and Selangor, where 17 percent are found. Not including Malaysia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 29 percent are found and Nigeria, where 27 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafiri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafiri in the Hindi language | ||
| शफिरी | saphiri | - |
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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
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- 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 Shafiri
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