Where Does The Last Name Shafiru Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shafiru (Hindi: शफीरु, Marathi: शफीरु) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafiru? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 2,352,516^th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shafiru reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shafiru is also the 294,797^th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 775 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 2,767,856. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Zamfara, where 33 percent reside, Sokoto, where 25 percent reside and Kano, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 2 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.