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
Shafiri (Hindi: शफिरी) is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shafiri click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafiri? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shafiri is the 2,808,717th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Shafiri 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. Shafiri is also the 393,633rd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 468 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,638,568. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Perak, where 44 percent live, Kelantan, where 39 percent live and Selangor, where 17 percent live. Other than Malaysia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 29 percent live and Nigeria, where 27 percent live.
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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